Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Cherubim, Osservanza Master, 1435–40

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Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Cherubim, 1435–40, Italian, Siena, Tempera on wood, gold ground, 56 1/2 x 27 3/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century), This monumental Madonna, enthroned and flanked by cherubim, likely formed the central component of a large multi-paneled polyptych. The enigmatic Osservanza Master has variously been identified as Sassetta and also as the young Sano di Pietro, based on close stylistic affinities with these other Sienese artists

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