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Source Description
This triptych, or three-paneled altarpiece, once contained relics in the circular holes of the central section. Around the Madonna and Child in the places of honor are Saints Aurea and John the Baptist. On the wings, Gabriel announces the incarnation of Christ with the words written in Latin on his scroll which translate as, "the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Almighty shall overshadow thee," from the mass sung on the Feast of the Annunciation. The unidentified coats of arms are probably those of the donors. The delicacy of this work reveals Vanni's debt to Simone Martini.
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Document identity
localId
12489
label
Reliquary with Madonna and Child with Saints
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
12489
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Reliquary with Madonna and Child with Saints
description
This triptych, or three-paneled altarpiece, once contained relics in the circular holes of the central section. Around the Madonna and Child in the places of honor are Saints Aurea and John the Baptist. On the wings, Gabriel announces the incarnation of Christ with the words written in Latin on his scroll which translate as, "the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Almighty shall overshadow thee," from the mass sung on the Feast of the Annunciation. The unidentified coats of arms are probably those of the donors. The delicacy of this work reveals Vanni's debt to Simone Martini.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [1900 catalogue supplement: no. 49, as School of Fra Angelico]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1350-1359 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
reliquaries
triptychs
altarpieces
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
49.4
height
45.4
depth
6.2
dimensionsRaw
Open H: 19 7/16 x W: 17 7/8 x D: 2 7/16 in. (49.37 x 45.4 x 6.19 cm); Center panel painted surface H: 8 13/16 x W: 7 13/16 in. (22.38 x 19.84 cm); Left wing H: 18 11/16 x W: 4 3/8 in. (47.47 x 11.11 cm); Right wing H: 18 13/16 x W: 4 1/2 in. (47.78 x 11.43 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
cul
Medieval European
inscriptions
[Transcription] On central panel
below left saint: S[AN]C[T]A AURA; [Translation] On central panel
below left saint: Saint Aurea; [Transcription] On central panel below right saint: S[AN]C[TU]S IOH[N]ES BATTI[ST]; [Translation] On central panel below right saint: Saint John the Baptist; [Transcription] On left wing under left saint in black paint: MAR... (?); [Transcription] On left wing under right saint in black paint: S DOMINI; S[ANCTUS] DOMINI[CUS]; [Translation] On left wing under right saint in black paint: Saint Dominic; [Transcription]: On left wing in upper register on scroll: SPI[RITUS SANCTUS] ET VENIET [IN TE] ET VIRTUS ALTIS[S]IMI OB[UMBRABIT TIBI]; [Translation] On left wing in upper register on scroll: the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Almighty shall overshadow thee
med
tempera and gold leaf on wood, paper, relics
creator_ids
6549
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
2064
2115
2691
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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