Madonna and Child
The Met
Artist: Barna da Siena(Italian, Siena, active second quarter 14th century)
Date: ca. 1340
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: Overall, with engaged frame, 24 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (62.5 x 27.3 cm); painted surface 19 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. (50.5 x 21.9 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
1975.1.10
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A gold-framed painting shows a woman in a dark robe holding a child wrapped in gold fabric
Detailed Description
A vertical painting is set within an elaborate, pointed gold frame. The frame features intricate geometric and foliate patterns embossed into its surface, particularly along the inner and outer edges, and within the triangular space above the figures. Small, decorative finials adorn the outer edges of the pointed arch at the top. Centered within the frame are two figures: a woman on the left holding a child on her right. The woman wears a dark, almost black, draped robe that covers her head and body, revealing her fair-skinned face, neck, and hands. Her eyes are cast downwards towards the child. A thin, gold halo with a subtle patterned edge encircles her head. The child, held in the woman's arms, has fair skin and is partially covered by a richly patterned gold cloth draped around his lower body and legs. He looks directly forward with a neutral expression. A smaller gold halo surrounds his head. The background behind the figures is a solid, luminous gold, with subtle patterns visible around the halos. The dominant colors are gold, dark blue, and the light skin tones of the figures.
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