Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Madonna and Child
Image View:
Overall view
Creator:
circle of Vitale da Bologna (Italian painter, ca. 1309- ca. 1361)
Location:
repository: Galleria Nazionale delle Marche (Urbino, Marches, Italy)
Location Note:
Palazzo Ducale di Urbino Piazza Rinascimento 13
GPS:
43.723333 12.637778
Date:
ca. 1345-1359 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Gothic (Medieval)
Work Type 1:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
tempera paint on wood panel with gold leaf gilding
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
67 cm (height) x 43 cm (width)
Subjects:
New Testament; Jesus Christ; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description:
Elaborate stamped patterns decorate the haloes and the borders of the gold ground in his panel painting. The use of the almost lime green drape is an influence from the palette of Bolognese illuminators, particularly the Illustratore. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-AMITO-GNM-MC-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Madonna and Child