Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Madonna of Mercy
Alternate Title:
Madonna della Misericordia
Image View:
Detail, group of figures sheltered in her cloak
Creator:
unknown (Italian)
Location:
repository: Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 16 L
Location Note:
Via del Proconsolo, 4
GPS:
43.770423 11.257947
Date:
ca. 15th century (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Late Gothic
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
sculpture
Material:
paint; gilding; wood
Technique:
carving (processes); gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Description:
Acquired in 1933, from Tuoro on Lake Trasimeno. the work is by an Umbrian (or Umbrian-Marche) artist of the 15th century. [museum label] The iconography of a Madonna della Misericordia frequently shows the sheltering cloak containing smaller figures showing hierarchic proportions. Here the Madonna shelters a group including a king, queen, bishop and civil authorities as well as pious women.
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-RE-MB-MM-A04
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Madonna of Mercy