Madonna and Child Enthroned
Medium
Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions
60 1/2 x 36 in. (153.7 x 91.4 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number
41.100.21
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the European Paintings gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art where the *Madonna and Child Enthroned by the Master of theen captivates with its devotional grace. This large-scale tempera on wood panel (60 1/2 x 36 in.), gifted by George Blumenthal in 1941, features a classic iconography: the Virgin Mary seated enthroned with the infant Christ, flanked by tender angels. The artist's pseudonym stems from a renowned altarpiece depicting the life of Mary Magdalene, this anonymous early Netherlandish master—active around 1480–1520—to the rich tradition of late Gothic panel painting. ...