The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the Adoration of the Magi
ca. 1100
Medium
Fresco transferred to canvas
Dimensions
Overall (a-c): 127 x 233 1/4 in. (322.6 x 592.5 cm) Overall (d): 36 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (92.7 x 45.1 cm) Overall (e): 33 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (84.5 x 47 cm) Overall (f): 43 x 17 in. (109.2 x 43.2 cm) Overall (g): 57 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (145.4 x 47.6 cm) Overall (h): 46 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (118.7 x 51.4 cm) Overall (i): 53 x 20 1/4 in. (134.6 x 51.4 cm) Overall (j): 42 x 20 in. (106.7 x 50.8 cm) Overall (k): 44 x 17 1/4 in. (111.8 x 43.8 cm) Overall (l): 45 1/4 x 14 in. (114.9 x 35.6 cm)
Classification
Paintings-Fresco
Culture
Catalan
Department
The Cloisters
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Cloisters Collection, 1950
Accession Number
50.180a-l
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created around 1100 by the anonymous Master of Pedret, this monumental fresco once adorned a Romanesque church in Catalonia, Spain. The artist worked in the distinctive style of the region, blending bold outlines and vivid colors with the hieratic formality typical of early religious art. Originally painted directly onto plaster walls, work was later transferred to canvas for preservation, allowing it to survive as one of the finest examples of Catalan Romanesque painting now housed at The Cloisters. The composition centers on the Virgin Mary enthroned in majesty with the Christ Child, surrou...