Virgin and child with the child Baptist and two angels

Raffaellino del Garbo (ca. 1466-1524)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1493
Height:
118.4 cm  (46 5/8 in.)
Width:
118.4 cm  (46 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
tempera on panel

    Item location

  • Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Glasgow)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1015]

Description

This painting depicts the Virgin, here in a red dress and blue mantle with a golden nimbus above, holding the Holy Child who in turn is seen embracing Saint John, who kneels before him. On the right is an angel with long curling hair and chaplet of red and white roses. On the left, another angel, in his right hand an open book of music. Behind is a landscape with rocks and trees, and in middle distance, buildings with a tower.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ
St. John the Baptist

Iconclass

Mary and the Christ-child with John the Baptist (as child)
73B831

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5495

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