Madonna and Child with Saints
The Met
Artist: Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)(Italian, Siena 1398–1482 Siena)
Date: 1454
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Central panel 82 3/4 x 25 7/8 in. (210.2 x 65.7 cm); left panels 70 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (180 x 42.9 cm), 70 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (180 x 42.5 cm); right panels 70 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (180 x 42.9 cm), 70 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (180 x 42.5 cm)
Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Five-panel painting: a woman holds a child, flanked by robed figures and kneeling attendants
Detailed Description
This multi-panel painting features five vertical panels with arched tops, all set against a gold background. The panels are separated by thin gold columns. The central panel depicts a woman seated, holding a child. The woman wears a dark blue robe and a white veil, her head slightly tilted. The child, mostly nude and wrapped in an orange cloth, sits on her lap, looking forward. Below the woman, two small winged figures kneel on a patterned cloth, looking up. One plays a stringed instrument, the other holds a scroll with illegible text. Two smaller figures are partially visible behind the woman's shoulders. To the immediate left of the central panel, a male figure stands. He wears a red miter, a dark robe, and a gold-patterned cope. He has a white beard and holds an open red book in his left hand and a staff in his right. A small figure in blue kneels at his feet. In the far left panel, a female figure stands, draped in a long, muted purple-brown robe and a white head covering. Her hands are clasped. To the immediate right of the central panel, a male figure stands, bare-chested with a brown tunic and a pink drape over his left shoulder and waist. He has short brown hair and a beard. His right hand is raised, and his left hand points down. In the far right panel, a male figure stands, wearing a dark brown, long-sleeved garment. He is bald with some grey hair at the sides and holds a red object, possibly a fruit, in his right hand. His left hand is raised. The figures are generally depicted frontally.
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