Virgin and the Child with angels

Marmion, Simon (ca. 1425-1489)


Item type:
miniature
Date of creation:
1460-1465
Technique / Medium:
tempera on parchment (grisaille technique)
Place of creation:
Flanders
School:
Flemish

    Item location

  • Museo Civico d'Arte Antica (Palazzo Madama, Torino)
    [Museum inv. no.: 446/M]f. 11r

Description

The Virgin kneeling on the floor of a kitchen nurses the Child in company of two angel musicians.

People as subjects

Jesus Christ
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Harp [3285]

Bibliographic references

Santarelli, Cristina. “Iconografia musicale nei codici miniati delle biblioteche torinesi”, Miscellanea di studi (Istituto per i beni musicali in Piemonte) 6 (2006) 25-45.

RIdIM record id

3269