“Madonna and Child” by Bachiacca Forever Stamps, 2018 Booklet – Religious Christmas Cards and Letters

Bachiacca (1494-1557) led Mannerist art in the Italian Renaissance, capturing nature skillfully.

Born Francesco d’Ubertino Verdi, Bachiacca hailed from a family of artists and apprenticed under Pietro Perugino.

Pietro Perugino, also Raphael’s teacher, hired Bachiacca in the court of Duke Cosimo I de ‘Medici.

Bachiacca played a crucial role in evolving Mannerism, known for exaggerated proportions and surreal elegance.

Renowned for detailed plant and animal paintings, Bachiacca’s Madonna and Child featured flowers with specific meanings.