August Wolf
The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Sts Nicasius and Francis (Copy of a painting by Giorgione (1477/78–1510), c. 1504, in the cathedral of Castelfranco Veneto), 1876
Öl auf Leinwand, 203,5 x 147,2 cm
1876 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Inv. Nr. 11506
The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Sts Nicasius and Francis (Copy of a painting by Giorgione (1477/78–1510), c. 1504, in the cathedral of Castelfranco Veneto)
The Castelfranco altarpiece in the cathedral of Giorgione’s native city is one of the few works whose attribution to the artist is undisputed. A characteristic feature is the atmospheric unity of figures and landscape. In Schack’s words, they ‘form a whole that captivates irresistibly the eye and the soul’.