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DiaporamaMadonna of the coazzone
pietro antonio solari (attrib.) (1445 – 1493)
Discover Pietro Antonio Solari (attrib.), the Italian architect & sculptor known for Kremlin walls, Duomo di Milano, & Renaissance sculptures. Explore his legacy.
Sforza Castle (Milan, Italy)
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The Madonna ‘of the coazzone’owesits name to the dialect term for the long plait hanging down her back, ahairstyle very fashionable among the ladies of late fifteenth-century Milan. The sculpture comes from Milan Cathedraland is attributed to Pietro Antonio Solari, son of the architect Guiniforte. The forms are elegant, the drapes simplifiedand the contours of the face softened, in line with the classicist trendoccurring towards the end of the fifteenth century.
About this artwork
- Title: Madonna of the coazzone
- Artist: pietro antonio solari (attrib.)
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Sforza Castle
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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