Integral tondo molding, mid-15th century, Sienese, Single piece of poplar. Carved, gilt; brown-red bole, blue in dentil., Overal

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Integral tondo molding, mid-15th century, Sienese, Single piece of poplar. Carved, gilt; brown-red bole, blue in dentil., Overall diam. 18 cm; sight diam. 13 cm., Frames, This 'Madonna and Child' by Sano di Pietro (1405-1481) retains its original frame carved in one with the panel. The molding is proportionally rather deep for the scale of the painting. The alternating blue and gilt blocks of the dentil that encircle the Virgin and Child like a halo of stars are due to the intervention of the restorer/faker Icilio Federico Joni, who described this panel and its companion in his biography of 1936

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Size: 3642px × 3557px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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