1420.Giovanni di Turino

Madonna del Magnificat

Polychrome wood carving, height 133 cm
Siena, Church of St. Augustine.

Known as the Madonna of the Magnificat - because the verses of this song of praise attributed to the Virgin are carved along
the hem of the Virgin's mantle - this wooden sculpture is particularly remarkable for its rich and extensive polychromy and gilding.
Carved by Giovanni di Turino as the centrepiece to a painted altarpiece by Taddeo di Bartolo and Gregorio di Cecco,
is an example of such collaboration between different kinds of artist