Madonna and Child with Angels
The Met
Artist: Gentile da Fabriano (Gentile di Niccolò di Giovanni di Massio)(Italian, Umbrian, active by 1408–died 1427)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, traces of gold ground
Dimensions: 33 3/4 x 20 in. (85.7 x 50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Crowned woman holding a child on a throne, flanked by winged figures, with kneeling robed figures below
Detailed Description
The vertical rectangular painting depicts a crowned woman holding a child, seated centrally against a gold background. The woman, with light skin and a neutral expression, wears a dark blue veil covering her hair and a flowing dark blue robe with red lining visible at the sleeves and lap. She looks slightly to her right. The nude child, with light skin and curly light hair, sits on her lap, facing forward. His right hand is raised, and his left hand rests on her arm. Both figures have faint dotted rings of light around their heads. They are seated on a stone throne with a green cushion. The throne features a decorative back and sides with small, arched openings, and is flanked by lush green foliage. Two smaller winged figures kneel on the throne's armrests, one on each side, wearing orange-red robes and looking upwards. Below the throne, four robed figures kneel in a semi-circle. They support a curved white scroll that displays black text and musical notation. The visible text on the scroll reads: "O quam suavis est domine spiritus tuus" and "qui ut dulcedinem tuam in filios demonstres". The ground beneath the robed figures and scroll is covered with green foliage and small white flowers.
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