Master of the Maddalena

The Master of the Maddalena is an unnamed Florentine artist active in the second half of the 13th century. He is named after his best known work, Mary Magdalene with Eight Scenes from her Life. According to Miklos Boskovits, Grifo di Tancredi trained in this master's studio.

Madonna and Child, Alana Collection, Newark.

His other works include

  • Triptych of the Madonna with Scenes from the Life of Christ, c.1270, tempera and gold on panel, 40,6x56,6 cm, Metropolitan Museum, New York
  • St Luke, c.1280-1285, tempera and gold on panel, 132x50 cm, Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
  • Enthroned Madonna and Child, c.1280-1290, San Fedele church, Poppi
  • Fragment of a Madonna and Child, Metropolitan Museum, New York
  • Designs for some of the mosaics of the Florence Baptistery

Bibliography

  • Mario Scalini (editor), L'arte a Firenze nell'età di Dante (1250-1300), Firenze, Giunti Editore, 2004. ISBN 8809036956 (online)
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