Madonna and Child
The Met
Artist: Segna di Buonaventura(Italian, active Siena by 1298–died 1326/31)
Date: ca. 1320
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Overall, with framing elements, 60 1/8 x 26 3/8 in. (152.7 x 67 cm); Madonna and Child, painted surface 37 x 23 1/8 in. (94 x 58.7 cm); pinnacle, painted surface 12 1/8 x 23 in. (30.8 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A gold-backed panel painting shows a woman holding a baby below three haloed male figures
Detailed Description
A vertical panel painting features two main sections against a gold background. The upper section contains three arched compartments, each with a haloed male figure. The left figure is bearded, wears a dark robe, and holds a red book. The central figure is beardless, wears a red robe over a blue garment, with his right hand raised and left hand holding a dark book. The right figure is bearded, wears a green robe, holds a red book, and has his right hand raised. A dark, decorative band separates the upper and lower sections. The larger lower section features a woman holding a baby within a single arched frame. The woman, positioned slightly to the right, looks down. She wears a dark blue mantle over a red garment and a white veil, with a halo around her head. She cradles the baby in her left arm. The baby faces forward, looking to the right, with pink drapery around its lower body and a halo. The background behind them is gold with radiating lines. A dark, decorative band runs along the very bottom of the panel.
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