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“Assumption” (lost in war), oil on wood by Francia, c. 1504; formerly in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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  • “Assumption” (lost in war), oil on wood by Francia, c. 1504; formerly in the Staatliche Museen, Berlin
    Francia

    
such works as his “Assumption” (1504) with its gentle landscape filled with picturesque rock formations and delicate trees in the Umbrian manner and elongated figures that recall those of Costa. Although a large number of repetitious Madonnas were produced in his workshop—e.g., “The Madonna and Child and Two Angels”


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such works as his “Assumption” (1504) with its gentle landscape filled with picturesque rock formations and delicate trees in the Umbrian manner and elongated figures that recall those of Costa. Although a large number of repetitious Madonnas were produced in his workshop—e.g., “The Madonna and Child and Two Angels”


    Read More