Madonna del Ricamo by Vitale da Bologna

The Madonna del Ricamo (Óur Lady of Embroidery'), by Vitale di Bologna (14th century). The Madonna del Ricamo (Óur Lady of Embroidery'), by Vitale di Bologna (14th century). Copyright Museo della Storia di Bologna.

The Madonna del Ricamo (Our Lady of Embroidery) is the name of a fresco allegedly by the Italian medieval artist, Vitale da Bologna (c. 1309-1360). The fresco is now housed in the Museo della Storia di Bologna. It dates to the period between 1330 and 1340. The fresco measures 118 x 79 cm.

The fresco was originally displayed in the Basilica di San Francesco, in Bologna. It was removed in 1801 and taken by the Beccadelli family to Pradalbino, where it was more or less forgotten, until it was identified in 1978.

Literature: La Madonna del Ricamo di Vitale da Bologna, by F. Faranda. Bologna University Press 2008. ISBN 9788873953838.

Film: YouTube (2010).

WV, 10 May 2021

 

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