Madonna and Child with saints

Giovanni di Paolo (active ca. 1420, died 1482)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1454
Technique / Medium:
tempera on wood, gold ground

Description

On the center panel: Madonna holding the child Jesus; at her feet on each side an angel; the angel on the left playing harp (twenty pegs, but not all strings depicted); the angel on the right playing lira da braccio (with thumb stopping drone strings, five strings, and four pegs). On the left panel: A female saint (probably St. Monica) and St. Augustine. On the right panel: St. John the Baptist and St. Nicholas of Tolentino.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ
St. Monica (ca. 331-387)
St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (354-430)
St. John the Baptist
St. Nicholas of Tolentino (1245-1305)

Iconclass

11F61
Madonna accompanied by saint(s)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Lira da braccio [3181]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4507