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This painting is rose red, blue-green and soft gold, and a cheap copy blurs the faces. Our Lorenzo di Credi Madonna with a Pomegranate print was graded from a high-resolution master so the faces, the seeds and the far hills stay clear.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The reds, blues and golds look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a gold or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate by Lorenzo di Credi
A tiny panel
This Madonna is only 16.5 cm high. Mary holds a pomegranate, and the Child takes its seeds to offer her: a sign of new life and of the Passion to come.
Is it Leonardo?
It was painted in Verrocchio’s workshop, where Lorenzo di Credi and the young Leonardo trained together. Scholars have argued for a century over whose hand it is.
The Dreyfus Madonna
Named after its Paris owner, Gustave Dreyfus, it went to Duveen in 1930 and to the National Gallery of Art in 1952, which attributes it to Lorenzo di Credi.
Read the story
Mary sits in a dark room, in a red dress and a blue-green cloak. Behind her, two windows open onto a bright, hilly landscape. In her hand she holds a pomegranate, and the baby Jesus, standing on a ledge in front of her, reaches out to take its seeds and offer them back to her.
The pomegranate, full of seeds, was a sign of new life. Its red seeds also pointed to the Passion, the suffering to come.
This is a tiny picture: only sixteen and a half centimetres high. It came out of the busy Florence workshop of the sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio. Two of his young assistants there were Lorenzo di Credi, and Leonardo da Vinci.
So who painted it? For a hundred years, scholars have argued. In 1929 one expert suggested Leonardo himself, perhaps at about seventeen, which would make it his earliest surviving painting. In 1932 it was shown as a Verrocchio. Others say the Child is too clumsy for Leonardo, and give it to Lorenzo di Credi. In 2015 an exhibition in Milan showed it as Leonardo's.
Its name comes from its Paris owner, Gustave Dreyfus. In 1930 his heirs sold his whole collection to the dealer Duveen. Since 1952 it has been in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, which gives it to Lorenzo di Credi.
Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate. Attributed to Lorenzo di Credi, about 1475 to 1480.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
