Doni Tondo
c. 1507 · Tempera grassa on panel · Uffizi Gallery, Florence
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About this work
- Artist
- Michelangelo (1475–1564)
- Year
- c. 1507
- Medium
- Tempera grassa on panel
- Original size
- 120 cm diameter
- Collection
- Uffizi Gallery, Florence
- Movement
- Renaissance
The Virgin, seated on the ground, twists round to receive the Child from Joseph over her shoulder while the infant Baptist watches from behind a low wall and five nude youths lounge against a parapet in the background. Michelangelo painted the round panel in Florence around 1507 for Agnolo Doni, probably to mark his marriage to Maddalena Strozzi, and it is the only finished easel painting that is certainly his. The acid colours, the sculptural twisting figures and the ambiguous nudes anticipate the Sistine ceiling and Mannerism; the carved and gilded frame, with the heads of Christ and prophets, was made to his design. The tondo has been in the Uffizi since 1635 and is shown there in its original frame.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A round panel of the Holy Family in rose, blue, orange and green twisting about each other, for a bedroom, study or hallway at 16×24 in natural wood. Cream, sage or warm grey walls suit the bright palette; pair it with The Baptism of Christ.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Renaissance painting
- Era
- 16th century (c. 1507)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- bedroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
Is this the whole painting, or a crop?
Is Doni Tondo (The Holy Family) in the public domain?
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When was Doni Tondo (The Holy Family) painted, and in what medium?
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.




























