When was "Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1445.

What medium is "Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor"?

Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor is Tempera on wood, gold ground (partly checkered with modern red glazes).

Is "Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor" in the public domain?

Yes, Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor

Q: Who created "Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor"?

Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor was created by Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) in ca. 1445.

Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)

ca. 1445

Medium

Tempera on wood, gold ground (partly checkered with modern red glazes)

Dimensions

Shaped top: overall 57 1/8 x 32 in. (145.1 x 81.3 cm); painted surface 54 1/4 x 32 in. (137.8 x 81.3 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941

Accession Number

41.190.16

Tags

AngelsMenNursingMadonna and Child

Art Historical Context

Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia a leading Sienese painter of the early Renaissance (c. 1403–1482), created *Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor* 1445. Thisa-on-wood panel, featuring a luminous gold ground partly checkered with modern redazes, exemplifies the International Gothic style blended with emerging Renaissance naturalism. Measuring over 57 inches tall with a shaped top, it was likely designed for private devotion or as part of altarpiece, a common format in 15th-century Italy where gold leaf evoked heavenly splendor and tempera's fine brushwork allowed intricate details. The com...

Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor

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