Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Agnes

Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Agnes by Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)

Medium

Tempera on wood, gold ground

Dimensions

Overall: 12 5/8 × 9 3/4 in. (32.1 × 24.8 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.32

Tags

Madonna and ChildSaint JeromeSaints

About this artwork

This intimate devotional panel exemplifies Giovanni di Paolo's distinctive late Gothic style, characterized by precious gold ground and meticulous tempera technique. Created around 1465, the work depicts the Madonna and Child flanked by Saints Jerome and Agnes. Giovanni di Paolo (1398-1482), one of Siena's most important Quattrocento painters, maintained medieval artistic traditions even as Florence embraced Renaissance. His paintings feature luminous gold backgrounds, elongated figures, and spi...

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