Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Madonna of Mercy
Alternate Title:
Madonna della Misericordia
Image View:
Detail, head of the Madonna flanked by an angel swinging a censer
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.piccolig randimusei.it/en)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-M-CSS-MM-A04
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Madonna of Mercy