On the piece of paper on the left, was the forged signature of Giovanni Bellini, after the deletion of which the original signature and date came in 1496.
For a long time this picture was considered the product of the youngest Vivarini, namely Alvise. After analyzing the picture, Pallukkini first pointed out how much the artistic level of execution of the two side figures is below the level of performance of the Madonna himself, and suggested that these figures were written by one of the students of the workshop Vivarini. Indeed, the exact detail with which Maria is depicted is absent in the depiction of the side figures, moreover, the wrong drawing of Jerome’s hands is striking.
Alvise was the son of Antonio Vivarini and a disciple of his uncle Bartolommeo Vivarini. The influence of the latter is felt in the early works of Alviz. Later on, Alvise was strongly influenced by Antonello da Messina, as evidenced by the rounded simple forms of the image on the Budapest picture. In the works of Alvise throughout his work, there is a certain discrepancy with the style of Bellini prevailing in Venice, becoming ever softer and picturesque. But the color and colors of the works of Alvise Vivarini indicate that this desire, if conscious, did not have the proper success.
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