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National Gallery of the Marche – Ducal Palace of Urbino verified

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Raffaello Sanzio - Portrait of a gentlewoman called la Muta
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Piero della Francesca - Flagellation
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Ideal city
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Piero della Francesca - Madonna of Senigallia
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Luca Signorelli - Crucifixion
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Pedro Berruguete - Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his son Guidobaldo
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Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child, St. John the Baptist and St. Anna
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Federico Barocci - Madonna of San Simone
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Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Sant'Ambrogio
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Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Bartolo from Sassoferrato
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Paolo Uccello - Miracle of the profaned Host
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Raffaello Sanzio; Jules Joseph Lefebvre - The miraculous catch
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Tiziano Vecellio, detto Tiziano - Resurrection
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Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini, detto Fra Carnevale - Alcove of the Duke
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Refreshment
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Giuliano da Maiano; Benedetto da Maiano - Federico's study
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Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Device with winch
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Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Five times
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Alvise Vivarini - Madonna and Child Enthroned and Saints known as the Montefiorentino Polyptych
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Guido Reni - David contemplates Goliath's taken off head
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Federico Barocci - St. Francis receives the stigmata
Raffaello Sanzio - Portrait of a gentlewoman called la Muta
Piero della Francesca - Flagellation
Ideal city
Piero della Francesca - Madonna of Senigallia
Luca Signorelli - Crucifixion
Pedro Berruguete - Portrait of Federico da Montefeltro and his son Guidobaldo
Giovanni Bellini - Madonna and Child, St. John the Baptist and St. Anna
Federico Barocci - Madonna of San Simone
Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Sant'Ambrogio
Giusto di Gand; Pedro Berruguete - Bartolo from Sassoferrato
Paolo Uccello - Miracle of the profaned Host
Raffaello Sanzio; Jules Joseph Lefebvre - The miraculous catch
Tiziano Vecellio, detto Tiziano - Resurrection
Bartolomeo di Giovanni Corradini, detto Fra Carnevale - Alcove of the Duke
Refreshment
Giuliano da Maiano; Benedetto da Maiano - Federico's study
Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Device with winch
Ambrogio Barocci; Francesco di Giorgio Martini - Five times
Alvise Vivarini - Madonna and Child Enthroned and Saints known as the Montefiorentino Polyptych
Guido Reni - David contemplates Goliath's taken off head
Federico Barocci - St. Francis receives the stigmata

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The work comes from the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Senigallia and arrived in the Gallery in 1917. Many scholars consider it a gift from Federico da Montefeltro for the wedding of his daughter Giovanna with the lord of Senigallia, Giovanni Della Rovere. The execution of Piero della Francesca dates back to 1474, the year of the pro forma marriage, or to 1478, the actual year of the wedding. The painting recalls, in an intimate tone, the largest altarpiece of San Bernardino by the same master and depicts the Madonna, the blessing Child and two angels in adoration, dressed in sober and refined clothes. The figures, hieratic and monumental, are inserted in a domestic setting given by a diffuse and subtle brightness. The interest in light, evident in the dusty ray of sunlight present in the small room in the background, testifies to Piero's approach to the Flemish masters, also present in the Urbino court. From these he learns the use of oil painting and visual devices that allow him to accentuate the three-dimensionality of the volumes. At the same time Piero achieves a high formal synthesis that recalls the abstract and solemn architecture of Federico's Palace. Many elements, such as the same ray of light that enters through the closed window, the white rose in Jesus' hand, the coral necklace he wore and the objects painted in the niche on the left, refer to enigmatic symbologies deriving from the Christian tradition.

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