Northern Quarter
Renaissance I
About the Artwork
Northern Quarter Renaissance I is inspired by one of Raphael’s ‘La Belle Jardinière’ (1507). The Madonna sits on the steps of a doorway in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, with Child and St John the Baptist.
The first instalment of my Northern Quarter Renaissance series.
Oil (Madonna and Child with St John) painted onto a printed woven canvas using my own photography.
Artist proof, so it may have some signs of wear/marks.
This piece measures 59.4cm x 84.1cm (A1)
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About the piece:
The graffiti and the pillars add another layer to the juxtaposition: the contemporary art and Renaissance art; two very contrasting styles of what we consider to be ‘art’. The Renaissance painting alludes to the old ideals of beauty and art and creates a stark contrast to the mundaneness of everyday life and the brutalist surroundings.