Madonna with the Green Cushion

Madonna with the Green Cushion
ArtistAndrea Solari
Yearc. 1507–1510
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions59.5 cm × 47.5 cm (23.4 in × 18.7 in)
LocationLouvre, Paris, France

Madonna with the Green Cushion (French: La Vierge au coussin vert) is an oil painting by the Italian artist Andrea Solari, painted in c. 1507–1510, and it is now owned by the Louvre Museum in Paris. Its dimensions are 59.5 by 47.5 cm (23.4 by 18.7 in).

The Leonardesque type of the Madonna proves that Solari after his return from Venice, became strongly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci. The colouring and lush effects of this painting also shows Leonardo's influence, but his own artistic temperament is also present.[1] It is considered to be one of his best known works.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Madonna with the Green Cushion, work by Solari". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ Read, Herbert (17 September 1994). The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists (Expanded, Updated) (World of Art). Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500770634.
  3. ^ Gazette des beaux-arts (in French). J. Claye. 1889.