Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Catherine of Siena
The Met
Artist: Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo(Italian, Siena ca. 1430–1497 Siena)
Date: about 1476–80
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Overall: 25 3/4 × 16 7/8 in. (65.4 × 42.9 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Woman holding a child, flanked by a bald man and veiled woman, in a gold arched frame
Detailed Description
This arched panel painting features four figures against a gold background, framed by a thick, ornate gold border. In the center, a woman with pale skin and a neutral expression looks down and slightly to her right. She wears a black cloak over a red dress with gold trim, and a thin white veil under her cloak. A small, gold, six-pointed star adorns her left shoulder. She cradles a small child, who has pale skin, reddish-gold curly hair, and wears a light-colored, loose garment. The child looks directly forward, slightly to the left, with his right hand resting on the woman's left hand and his left hand on her right arm. To the left of the central woman, a bald man with a neutral expression, dressed in a brown habit, looks towards the child. His hands are clasped together. To the right of the central woman, a woman with a pale face and a white wimple covering her head and neck, wears a light brown habit. She holds a thin, dark branch in her hands and also looks towards the child. The gold background behind the figures features a circular halo around the central woman's head, inscribed with faint gold text that reads: "AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM BENEDICTA TU IN MULIERIBUS ET BENEDICTUS FRUCTUS VENTRIS TUI IHESUS"
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