Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Madonna and Child with Saints
Alternate Title:
Virgin and Child, Saints John the Baptist, Francis, Matthew, and Mary Magdalen
Image View:
Overall view of altarpiece with gilded frame and spires
Creator:
Rossello di Jacopo Franchi (Italian painter, ca. 1376-1456)
Location:
repository: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 no. 8611
Location Note:
58-60 via Ricasoli; International Gothic room
GPS:
43.77694 11.25873
Date:
ca. 1400-1450 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Gothic (Medieval)
Work Type 1:
altarpiece
Work Type 2:
panel painting
Classification:
painting
Material:
tempera paint; gold leaf; wood panel
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Measurements:
190 cm (height) x 238 cm (width)
Description:
An International Gothic style altarpiece of unknown provenance from the first half of the 15th century with gilded frame and slender spires. In the cusps above are a Crucifixion, center, flanked by two saints (Paul and Peter) in aureole shapes. The three main panels depict the Madonna and Child, flanked by Saints John the Baptist, Francis, Matthew, and Mary Magdalene. (Source: Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence) [website]; http://www.accademia .org/)
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A1-FRAR-AG-MC-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Madonna and Child with Saints