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Sant'Anna e Maria bambina che fanno l'elemosina ai poveri
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Artist: Cesare Maccari
Year: Tra il 1889 e il 1890
Current location: Basilica e convento di San Francesco
Original location: Basilica e convento di San Francesco
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Cesare Maccari's work, correctly titled Saint Anne Inviting the Virgin to Give Alms to the Poor, is an oil painting preserved in the Basilica of San Francesco (Chapel of the Particles) in Siena.
The painting depicts a moment of Christian education, in which Saint Anne encourages the young Mary to give alms to the needy.
The work reflects the purist tone and strong plasticity typical of the Sienese painter's maturity.
Sant'Anna e Maria bambina che fanno l'elemosina ai poveri.jpeg)