Virgin with the Child, saints and angels

Ferrari, Defendente (active ca. 1500-1535)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1520-1530

Height:

350.0 cm  (137 13/16 in.)

Width:

265.0 cm  (104 5/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

tempera on wood

Place of creation:

Piemonte (Italia)

School:

Piedmontese School

Description

In the central board, the Virgin is nursing the Child and four angels are present (two are musicians playing lute and lira); in the side wings are the saints Barbara with the donor (left) and Michael killing the dragon (right).

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin) (Non-musician/dancer)
Jesus Christ (Non-musician/dancer)
St. Barbara (Non-musician/dancer)
St. Michael (Non-musician/dancer)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lira da braccio [3181]
Lute [3394]

RIdIM images

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "Il motivo degli angeli musicanti nella pittura piemontese pre-gaudenziana", Le immagini della musica: Atti del seminario di iconografia musicale, metodi e pratica di catalogazione di materiali aventi rilevanza per la storia della arti e delle musica, ed. by Francesca Zannini (Roma: Palombi, 1996) 35-44. RILM 1996-7274.

RIdIM record id

3063