Francesco Pezzella - Madonna of the Chair

The work is a copy of the famous "Madonna della Seggiola" created by Raphael Sanzio around 1513-1514 and housed in the Palatine Gallery in Florence. The iconographic theme stems from the fundamental theme of Western sacred art, the Madonna and Child. It is probably one of the most popular iconographies in the history of both Western and Eastern art. The Madonna and Child appears since the dawn of medieval painting and remained a constant subject as long as religious themes dominated artistic production (that is, until the 19th century, when themes inspired by everyday life began to be introduced).

Francesco Pezzella, the artist of this copy, formally respects all of the painting's Raphaelesque characteristics. First and foremost, the compositional scheme demonstrates the close connection between the young Raphael's work and Leonardo da Vinci's, and is a direct reflection of the aspiration to a classical ideal of harmony and unity in artwork typical of the 16th-century Renaissance. The two figures are perfectly enclosed in an ideal pyramid. Furthermore, within this scheme, their position and gestures are calibrated by precise relationships of correspondence and balance. The figures, displaying a typically 16th-century monumentality, move with great naturalism, perfectly blending into the space surrounding them. From this perspective, however, we can note how Francesco Pezzella uses a drier style than Raphael's sfumato, with the aim of further enhancing the subject's plastic qualities.

Francesco Pezzella is an artist born in 1957. He is a painter with an excellent technique and a solid academic background. His highly classical work includes impeccable reproductions of works by artists and nudes, distinguished by his emphasis on the plasticity of the figure.

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