Virgin and Child Enthroned
Medium
tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions
unframed: 196.2 × 68.2 cm · framed: 196.2 × 68.6 × 9.5 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Hanna Fund
Accession Number
1954.834
Tags
male
About this artwork
Rather than depicting a single moment in time, this gold-ground painting symbolically encapsulates Christ. Seated on a rich throne, the monumental Virgin holds the Christ child. Above, the risen Christ is seen in heaven holding a book, inscribed with the alpha and omega, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, signifying Christ’s role as the beginning and end of all things. The Latin inscription states: "This painting was made for Antonio di Domenicho Giugni for the repose of his soul,...