Virgin with the Child, saints and angels

Bergognone, Ambrogio (ca. 1460-1523)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1489

Height:

255.0 cm  (100 3/8 in.)

Width:

177.0 cm  (69 11/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

tempera on wood

Place of creation:

Piemonte (Italia)

Description

In the middle of the scene are the Virgin with the Child, blessing; on the left side are the saints Jeronimus with the lion, Gregory, Augustine, Ambrosius and a donor; on the right side, four martyrs (Felino, Gratiniano, Carpoforo and Fedele). Sourrounding the throne, two groups of singing angels; other angels are flying above.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ
St. Jerome (ca. 342-420)
Pope Gregory I (approximately 540-604)
St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (354-430)
St. Ambrose (died 397)
St. Felinus (died 250)
St. Gratian (died 250)
St. Carpophorus (died ca. 295)
St. Fidelis of Como (died ca. 304)

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 2

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. "Esempi di iconografia musicale nel territorio novarese", Beni musicali novaresi: Atti del Convegno di Studi, Novara, 5 giugno 1998, a cura di A. Colturato e P. G. Gillio (Novara: Conservatorio di Musica "G. Cantelli", 2001) 89-90. RILM 2001-14610.

RIdIM record id

3110