Virgin with the Child, saints and angels

Prato, Francesco dal (1512-1562)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1518-1520
Height:
250.0 cm  (98 7/16 in.)
Width:
186.0 cm  (73 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tempera on wood
Place of creation:
Lombardia (Italia)

    Item location

  • Galleria Sabauda (Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: 268]

Description

Below a vaulted ceiling, the Virgin and the Child in holy conversation with the saints John the Baptist, Jeronimus, Joseph and a bishop (Ambrosius?); at the foot of the throne, two putti musicians.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ
St. John the Baptist
St. Jerome (ca. 342-420)
St. Joseph (born late 1st century BCE, died 1st century CE)
St. Ambrose (died 397)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446] (2 sinuous trumpets)

RIdIM images


Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. Iconografia musicale nei musei torinesi (Lucca: Libreria Musicale Italiana (LIM), 2003) 38-39. ISBN 887096373X. RILM 2003-08617.

RIdIM record id

3112