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Virgin and Child with Saints

c. 1320
(Italian)
Italy, 14th century
tempera and gold on wood panel
Framed: 122.2 x 200.3 x 8.9 cm (48 1/8 x 78 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); Overall: 122.5 x 192.5 cm (48 1/4 x 75 13/16 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1961.40
Location: 110A Italian Gothic
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Description

In medieval Italian churches, painted altarpieces served as the focal point for worshippers during the rituals of faith. The figures of Jesus, Mary, and eight saints are framed by a golden background that would have glistened in the flickering candlelight of the church.
Virgin and Child with Saints

Virgin and Child with Saints

c. 1320

Ugolino di Nerio

(Italian)
Italy, 14th century

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