Save Venice’s 2023–2024 restoration of this intimate 15th-century depiction of the Madonna of Humility in the Correr Museum was made possible with funding from Chip Oberndorf. The painting is attributed to Francesco de’ Franceschi, who resided in the Venetian parish of San Zulian between 1443 and 1456. Once overlooked due to condition problems, this work should be regarded as one of de’ Franceschi’s finest. Conservation treatment led by Milena Dean presented the exciting opportunity to examine the work in greater detail to uncover new insights about the artist and his working methods.

The painting will be featured in the upcoming exhibition Venice and the Ottoman Empire, an ambitious project that documents interactions between the two rival Mediterranean states across multiple cultural arenas: political, diplomatic, economic, artistic, technological, and even culinary.

Exhibition Schedule:

Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art
Sept. 28, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

Savannah, Telfair Museum 
Jan. 31, 2025 – May 4, 2025

Nashville, Frist Art Museum
May 29, 2025 – Sept. 1, 2025

Following the exhibition circuit, the painting will return to Venice in September 2025 and be prominently displayed in the permanent collection of the Correr Museum.