Margarito d'Arezzo and a Revolution in Collecting

"Senior Research Curator Susanna Avery-Quash explores the history of taste in the National Gallery's collection. Learn about one of the earliest paintings in the Gallery's collection, Margarito d'Arezzo's 'The Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Narrative Scenes', and how it sparked a revolution in taste and why it was acquired for the nation's collection by our first Director, Sir Charles Eastlake."
 

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