Biblioteca
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Due to the health emergency, the Library is closed from January 18, 2021 until further notice.
19/01/2021
NEWS
Bachiacca was a Florentine Mannerist painter who probably trained in the school of Perugino. This panel, which shows the influence of Leonardo, Andrea del Sarto and Fra Bartolomeo, contains a wealth of botanical symbolism: the Baby Jesus shows John the Baptist a pomegranate, a sign of his future Passion; the Precursor’s cross lies between two columbine flowers, indicating his future martyrdom; on the right of the Virgin we see her attribute, dog roses, and behind Joseph a thriving pomegranate tree announces the future flourishing of the Church; lastly the little wild strawberry flowers recall the mystery of the Incarnation.
Due to the health emergency, the Library is closed from January 18, 2021 until further notice.
In compliance with the latest government provisions, the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana remains closed to the public until further notice.