Madonna and Child with Angels 1420 Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano Italian This exquisite painting is notable for the refinement of its freely tooled designs on the gold ground. The picture alludes to the Madonna’s humility (she is seated on grass), and to her roles as Queen of Heaven (the angels tooled into the gold background suspend a crown over her) and the beloved enclosed in a garden. She unveils her sleeping child—an allusion to his future sacrifice and death. It is one of the finest works by Pietro di Domenico, who was active in the region of the Marches. Exceptionally, the picture
Madonna and Child with Angels 1420 Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano Italian This exquisite painting is notable for the refinement of its freely tooled designs on the gold ground. The picture alludes to the Madonna’s humility (she is seated on grass), and to her roles as Queen of Heaven (the angels tooled into the gold background suspend a crown over her) and the beloved enclosed in a garden. She unveils her sleeping child—an allusion to his future sacrifice and death. It is one of the finest works by Pietro di Domenico, who was active in the region of the Marches. Exceptionally, the picture survives intact with its original engaged frame decorated with a continuous flower pattern and the artist's Madonna and Child with Angels. Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano (Italian, Marchigian, active first quarter 15th century). 1420. Tempera on wood, gold ground. Paintings
Size: 3070px × 4000px
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License: Licensed
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