Misericord Triptych

Bartolomeo Vivarini

Church of Santa Maria Formosa

 
DESCRIZIONE:
The triptych, which is signed and dated, is the greatest work by Bartholomeo Vivarini, a painter from the Venetian island of Murano. Framed by the marble altar, it depicts the Virgin of the misericord at the centre, who uses a cloak to protect the faithful, whilst the side sections show Anne and Joachim meeting at the Golden Gate and the birth of Mary.
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