Casa Pazzi Madonna

[2] The fresco comes from the altar of the chapel in the Trebbio castle of Santa Brigida, a hamlet of Pontassieve, at the time owned by Andrea de 'Pazzi.

It was detached from the wall in the 19th century and at the time it was complained that "a garland of angelic heads" had been left in the opening of the arch, which completed the composition.

The work is believed to have been made in 1443, just after the artist's return to Florence after his stay in Venice, as suggested by the stylistic analysis and by the presence of twins.

[3] The work depicts a sacred conversation, with the Madonna and Child seated on a throne, surrounded by two angels, the Saints John the Baptist and Jerome and, at the left and right sides, two male and female children carrying a vase of flowers and a garland respectively.

The face of the Virgin recalls the works of Fra Angelico, especially the San Marco Altarpiece (1438-1439), with which it has some common elements, such as the carpet.