The sacra conversazione is a composition in which the virgin and child are surrounded by saints of different historical eras, and on occasions, by donors (as in the present example). The kneeling figure leaning towards the virgin, who draws the christ child’s attention to him, has been tentatively identified as francesco priuli. Priuli was one of palma vecchio’s patrons in venice and was procurator of the republic in 1522. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between circa 1518 and circa 1520. Dimensions: height: 105 cm (41.3 in); width: 136 cm (53.5 in). Medium: oil on panel transferred to canvas. Depicted People: Virgin Mary, Christ Child, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Catherine of Alexandria. Collection: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. The Virgin and Child with Saints and a Donor by Palma Vecchio
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