Focus on Madre della Consolazione and explain the Description.
The painting is an excellent example of the migration from the traditional Greek Byzantine style to the Italian Renaissance style.  The work was heavily influenced by Bellini's Madonna and Child.  The prototype is made of tempera and gold leaf.  It was completed towards the end of the 15th century.  The height of the work is 44 cm (17 in.) the width of the work is 35.5 cm (14 in.).  The painter features heavy folds of fabric.  He mastered a unique shadowing technique prevalent in the work.  Mary's garment features curved lines.  The Virgin has a fuller face.  The Virgin's garment is held together by a decorative brooch clasp.   The young Christ child is held gently by his majestic heavenly mother.  He is sitting in the traditional hodegetria position.  He holds a sphere representing the world instead of the traditional scroll.  The Virgin and Christ child face Rome looking at the holy city from Constantinople.  The infant is blessing the west.  His shirt features decorative stars. The work of art was part of the collection of the Morsink Icon Gallery in Amsterdam until 2016.  The work was purchased by a private collector from the Netherlands.  Two of his notable works are in the Netherlands.  The second one bears his signature.  The signature was discovered in 1999.
Amsterdam hodegetria tempera Morsink Icon Gallery Netherlands