File:Clevelandart 1954.834.jpg
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Summary
Battista di Biagio Sanguigni: Virgin and Child Enthroned
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| Artist |
Battista di Biagio Sanguigni |
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| Title |
Virgin and Child Enthroned |
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painting  |
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| Genre |
religious art |
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| Description |
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, the year of our Lord 1419." In the 1300s, Italian painting focused on the heavenly aspects of Christian faith in order to convey abstract religious concepts. Depicted as specimens of formal beauty, sacred figures were placed against an ethereal gold background. Within a hundred years, artists began to highlight the earthly aspects of sacred figures, placing them within naturalistic landscapes. In this newer style of painting, the approachability of sacred figures fostered devotion among the faithful. |
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| Date | 1419 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Tempera and gold on wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Framed: 196.2 x 68.6 x 9.5 cm (77 1/4 x 27 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 196.2 x 68.2 cm (77 1/4 x 26 7/8 in.); with original molding and pinnacle: 129 x 59 cm (50 13/16 x 23 1/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Current location |
Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1954.834 |
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| Place of creation | Italy, Tuscany, 15th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Gift of the Hanna Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.834 |
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.834 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
 
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| current | 08:10, 21 January 2019 | | 1,814 × 3,400 (1.15 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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