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Source Description
Probably intended for private devotion in a domestic interior, this painting shows the Madonna holding the Christ Child as he plays with a tiny dove, a symbol of peace, perched on his hand. With her melancholic expression the Madonna demonstrates her awareness of her son’s future death at the crucifixion. The sweeping, calligraphic folds of the Madonna’s drapery and the delicate modeling of her features are typical traits of the “Interntaional Gothic,” an elegant and courtly style popular throughout Europe in the early 1400s. The painting is thought to be by Bartolomeo da Miranda, about whom little is known other than that he was active in the region of Umbria in central Italy in the early to mid-1400s. The composition of the Walters’ painting is similar to that of a small triptych by Bartolomeo now at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Orvieto.The surface is very damaged, making an assessment of the style difficult.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
27707
label
Madonna and Child
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obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
27707
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Madonna and Child
description
Probably intended for private devotion in a domestic interior, this painting shows the Madonna holding the Christ Child as he plays with a tiny dove, a symbol of peace, perched on his hand. With her melancholic expression the Madonna demonstrates her awareness of her son’s future death at the crucifixion. The sweeping, calligraphic folds of the Madonna’s drapery and the delicate modeling of her features are typical traits of the “Interntaional Gothic,” an elegant and courtly style popular throughout Europe in the early 1400s. The painting is thought to be by Bartolomeo da Miranda, about whom little is known other than that he was active in the region of Umbria in central Italy in the early to mid-1400s. The composition of the Walters’ painting is similar to that of a small triptych by Bartolomeo now at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Orvieto.The surface is very damaged, making an assessment of the style difficult.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 149, as Sienese School, 14th century]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1430 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Painting & Drawing
paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
53
height
35.8
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 20 7/8 x W: 14 1/8 in. (53 x 35.8 cm)
Source extras
med
Temepera and gold on canvas transferred from wood panel
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6839
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REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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