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Source Description
The Madonna holds the Christ Child and is flanked by two angels and Saints Jerome (at the left) and Bernardino of Siena (at the right). Bernardino (1380-1444) holds up a tablet monogrammed with the name of Christ. The monogram is partly covered by Jesus' head to show us its true meaning.The naturalistic modeling of the figures and their overlapping spatial arrangement reveal Matteo di Giovanni's mastery of the new way of creating pictorial space. At the same time, as a tribute to his native city, he includes the traditional Sienese gold ground of earlier centuries.
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Document identity
localId
32735
label
Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32735
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels
description
The Madonna holds the Christ Child and is flanked by two angels and Saints Jerome (at the left) and Bernardino of Siena (at the right). Bernardino (1380-1444) holds up a tablet monogrammed with the name of Christ. The monogram is partly covered by Jesus' head to show us its true meaning.The naturalistic modeling of the figures and their overlapping spatial arrangement reveal Matteo di Giovanni's mastery of the new way of creating pictorial space. At the same time, as a tribute to his native city, he includes the traditional Sienese gold ground of earlier centuries.
provenance
Kleinberger Galleries, New York, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Duveen Brothers, 1925 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1470 (early Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
75
height
54.5
depth
3.5
dimensionsRaw
Panel H: 29 1/2 x W: 21 7/16 x D: 1 3/8 in. (75 x 54.5 x 3.5 cm); Pained surface H: 25 3/16 x W: 17 7/16 in. (64 x 44.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] On the Virgin's halo: VIRGHO. DECV[S]. CARMELI; [Translation] On the Virgin's halo: Virgin
Pride of the Carmel
med
tempera and gold leaf on panel
creator_ids
5503
collection_ids
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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