Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Madonna of Mercy

Collection: 
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title: 
Madonna of Mercy
Alternate Title: 
Madonna della Misericordia
Image View: 
Overall view of painted stone relief
Creator: 
unknown (Italian sculptor)
Location: 
repository: Fondazione Salvatore Romano (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) MCF- FR 1946-5
Location Note: 
Piazza Santo Spirito, 29; Cenacolo (Refectory) of Santo Spirito and Fondazione Salvatore Romano
GPS: 
+43.767278+11.24825
Date: 
ca. 1400-1450 (creation)
Cultural Context: 
Italian
Style Period: 
Fifteenth century; Renaissance
Work Type 1: 
relief (sculpture)
Classification: 
Sculpture and Installations
Material: 
painted stone
Technique: 
carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
Measurements: 
117 cm (height) x 174 cm (width)
Subjects: 
saints; Angels; Franciscans; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Description: 
The Virgin of Mercy is a subject in Christian Art, showing a group of people sheltering for protection under the outspread cloak, or pallium of the Virgin Mary. It was especially popular in Italy from the 13th to 16th centuries, often as a specialized form of votive portrait. In Italian it is known as the Madonna della Misericordia (Madonna of Mercy). The people sheltered normally kneel, and are of necessity shown usually at a much smaller scale. This work is from Val di Chiana and was probably carried out by a Tuscan sculptor for a Franciscan church or convent, as suggested by Saints Francis and Clare kneeling among the worshippers. (Source: Piccoli Grandi Musei; https://www.piccoligrandimusei.it/en)
Collection: 
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier: 
7A3-M-CSS-MM-A01
Rights: 
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