Marriage of the Virgin (Rosso Fiorentino)

Marriage of the Virgin or the Ginori Altarpiece is a 1523 oil on panel painting by Rosso Fiorentino, signed and dated by the artist[1]. It was commissioned by Carlo Ginori for the chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary and saint Joseph - previously owned by the Masi family that chapel had been acquired by the Ginori family in 1520[2]. It still hangs in the Basilica, whilst a drawn copy attributed to Antonio Circignani is now in the Louvre (n.1592)[3].

Detail

Five figures kneel on the steps up to the main scene, with two putti and an old female saint (perhaps Saint Anne) to the left and a Dominican saint (possibly Vincent Ferrer and possibly a portrait of the painting's commissioner) and a young female saint with a book (Saint Apollonia).

References

"Catalogue entry" (in Italian).
(in Italian) AA.VV., Galleria degli Uffizi, collana I Grandi Musei del Mondo, Roma 2003.
(in Italian) Gloria Fossi, Uffizi, Giunti, Firenze 2004. ISBN 88-09-03675-1

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[1] "Catalogue entry" (in Italian).

[2] (in Italian) AA.VV., Galleria degli Uffizi, collana I Grandi Musei del Mondo, Roma 2003.

[3] (in Italian) Gloria Fossi, Uffizi, Giunti, Firenze 2004. ISBN 88-09-03675-1