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Wonderfully weird 'Branchini Madonna' at the heart of an engrossing Getty show

Giovanni di Paolo was barely 24 when he painted the so-called "Branchini Madonna," a wonderfully weird confection of big, doll-like figures framed within a furious flutter of cherubim wings. The lovely, life-size mother and her inquisitive child are stretched like rubber bands. Her bodily proportions...

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19:05 on October 24 2016

Wonderfully weird 'Branchini Madonna' at the heart of an engrossing Getty show

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Giovanni di Paolo was barely 24 when he painted the so-called "Branchini Madonna," a wonderfully weird confection of big, doll-like figures framed within a furious flutte... more info
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