Madonna and Child with Angels
The Met
Artist: Bernardino da Genoa(Italian, Genoese, active in 1515)
Date: 1515
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 29 3/8 x 22 5/8 in. (74.6 x 57.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Woman in red kneels over an infant, flanked by two children playing instruments, with a landscape
Detailed Description
A central group of figures is depicted against a detailed landscape. In the center, a woman, wearing a deep red hooded cloak over a dark green dress, kneels with her hands pressed together at chest level. Her head is tilted slightly down, and her eyes are closed. Before her, a fair-skinned infant lies on a white, pillow-like cushion, positioned horizontally with its head to the right. The infant's left arm is bent, and its right arm is extended. To the left of the central woman, a young child with curly brown hair, dressed in a dark green tunic, sits and plays a light brown lute. To the right, another young child with similar hair, wearing a dark tunic, holds a stringed instrument that resembles a small harp or lyre. Both children look towards the central figures. In the lower left foreground, a small brown bird with a white belly stands on a white scroll of paper that rests on a dark surface. The scroll has faint, illegible text. The background features a vast landscape with a large body of water, possibly a lake or river, reflecting a distant city with buildings and mountains under a pale sky. Trees and rocky formations frame the central figures on both sides. Small figures are visible on the land, and a boat with two figures is on the water to the right. Deep reds, greens, and browns are prominent in the foreground, contrasting with the lighter blues and greens of the distant landscape.
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