Madonna and Child with Nine Angels
The Met
Artist: Segna di Buonaventura(Italian, active Siena by 1298–died 1326/31)
Date: ca. 1315
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera on panel
Dimensions: Left wing, overall, with engaged frame, 15 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (38.4 x 27 cm); right wing, overall, with engaged frame, 15 x 10 5/8 in. (38.1 x 27 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman holding a child, surrounded by ten winged figures, against a gold and pink background
Detailed Description
A vertical rectangular painting depicts a woman holding a child, surrounded by ten winged figures, against a gold and pink background. The artwork is framed by a distressed gold border. In the center, a woman is seated, facing slightly right with her head tilted down, looking at the child. She wears a dark blue robe with gold trim and a matching veil, and a gold halo encircles her head. A child, dressed in a light purple garment, sits on the woman's left lap, facing forward with his right arm raised and left hand resting on the woman's hand. A gold halo also encircles the child's head. Ten winged figures surround the central figures. At the very top, two winged figures in green and purple robes look down. Below them, two pairs of winged figures, dressed in various colored robes including red, green, and blue, are positioned on either side of the woman's head and shoulders, looking towards her. Further down, two larger winged figures stand on a patterned platform to the left and right of the woman's lower body, wearing long green and blue robes and looking towards the center. In front of this platform, two smaller winged figures, also in long green and blue robes, stand looking towards the center. All winged figures have gold halos. The background behind the figures is a textured gold, with a pink, patterned arch-like shape behind the woman and the upper winged figures. The lower part of the scene features a red and gold patterned platform.
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