ÿØÿà JFIF ,, ÿþlPIERO DI COSIMO (b. 1462, Firenze, d. 1521, Firenze) Immaculate Conception with Saints c. 1505 Wood panel, 206 x 172 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence The theme of the Immaculation did not have an established pictorial tradition, since the Church had only recently accepted it as dogma. Never predictable, Piero di Cosimo embraces the challenge of depicting this subject, placing the Virgin on the central axis with the Dove above and the fallen book on the ground below. Scenes in miniature from the early life of Christ are hidden in the rugged hilltops on either side of the picture, including the Annunciation and Nativity on the left and the Flight into Egypt on the right. --- Keywords: -------------- Author: PIERO DI COSIMO Title: Immaculate Conception with Saints Time-line: 1451-1500 School: Italian Form: painting Type: religious ÿÛ C &"((&"%$*0=3*-9.$%5H59?ADED)3KPJBO=CDAÿÛ CA,%,AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÿÀ Î>" ÿÄ ÿÄ µ } !1AQa"q2�‘¡#B±ÁRÑð$3br‚ %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyzƒ„…†‡ˆ‰Š’“”•–—˜™š¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª²³´µ¶·¸¹ºÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊÒÓÔÕÖרÙÚáâãäåæçèéêñòóôõö÷øùúÿÄ ÿÄ µ w !1AQaq"2�B‘¡±Á #3RðbrÑ $4á%ñ&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz‚ƒ„…†‡ˆ‰Š’“”•–—˜™š¢£¤¥¦§¨©ª²³´µ¶·¸¹ºÂÃÄÅÆÇÈÉÊÒÓÔÕÖרÙÚâãäåæçèéêòóôõö÷øùúÿÚ ? å”l?)Å8ÉÇ_ÿ U3p*Alw Ô{‰$ôÈÆGzÄп PÇ:—ˆœ‘ÐýAìj”úmÊ£Mf‰ Î>ðNõ";)s‚jÒJêw+÷ëJíl;\ÄW>ôoà`rxã¹=CNÞ!¹· <×(è§€Ã�A<`ÕeÒïO˜É”¡Á¸b2`sßµZ’dZÁd]·I�” £ØúV½°Ø0{àVV™Ä3DWk«Þº}EiÇ&T<ƒÐj$Z%v/‘ÁæšG”FH*zŽÔÆ�c×½*;á�,çð¨*æÞ’äÊ¡sžI9éWõKámg f ŽCzuæ³´`Ê €rkÄÍ{q,øŠSonpÄ/÷>‚¢*ò)ìcy¤ƒÉÉ=z±µóDÒ¥�Ä‘ Ü\DÄ(õÎ8]'MŽ7Ž]›Ê©çÔö5ÓØNÑå±gŽOµk*–Ø…«ž"OK4�ʱžº¤új9³“ȯM ЫckŒ2žAé\wŠôH,Lw6k²ý܈Ü~ÇžÍüǽ«ÌìÅ(XÃnrwsNRXŸ›ãëQ�»‚¨çéÒ¥ùF0ÜzØ‚FœíôÅné^žú8®n¥Dø`Š2ÅO|ðë\õ²®¢‡ï]W�‚{ש$¼)m¹#€Aôü«’kbâ“ÜŽhü‹x-ãEŽ0Ü`tã :!FnNdù¿‡¸õ«UU²:œþµ4v‡�¡±è+žÆ· teèAã>â¥DîÇ'ž85sìÒHíÇÔ áH8ϯ4 •N�¤ÍºFÓ™œ—f(>cÏZä|]¡A§¦X¡H€x³�„ô#ÛµwʸP¿ÅŸÎ±|Sgq¨i’AjI¸|½Û8µTeË-ÄÕÑçÅÃsѽE*ÈWœþu.¡¤ê:^Ó{i$çÎ ŸÄ*¸ÛžIZëM=ŒZ°ðĆ'?_JEë†ë‘LÉè<ã½M Ä|)éÍP‡[’IÏ#Žõ¨èaSŒg©êk1\~iG |v=0Z@:7b£<‡žÔ„9íŒ`‘#ä€xÁǧ֡᱗=zçÖ†…Ä`“œŠž'÷È?…A€3ƒ¹ªCàȎЄÍ+Rûsœò¨î¤,ãžrHïK~\,»ŠãïúUPðÍ·iÁ÷ª¸¬9‰9ÛÆ #×ü Inß6’Ùž”ØbVläòp ëVÒË2±,Ø uQÅ!’B ä€s×ðÿ ëU¥Âó¸Ç¥2/%Tc½±Á楎5fÄ€G=:Ô±¤X³lc‚G¾:¶ä£}Ó†lŒ£Ûe<áx>㎵<ß*u!sþ4$JçæØÇÏZTVbÀ>ÃåeVû‚yõÅJÌHÁ=¹÷¡ ¹|Œœ“Óï~\þ4üì*1œ‡ÒŸžª»GóŒñKæÇ³9à㜎•6Æ.öqòœqŽ�*xã‘�o,í8éÒ¡€p7îýjxå?>àò2zÑp$ò¦$ü޼÷§¶áÈC×îñïQ¬ÛAsîx<ÓK‡Á<’8Áïÿ × A,®Ç©LduëPÉ.öÁäØÔ„äåvõûÙþ™¨²]¶…'9