The Virgin and Child with angels

Apollonia di Giovanni (ca. 1415 or 1417-1465)

Marco del Buono Giamberti (1402-1489) (formerly attributed to)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1450

Height:

81.3 cm  (32 in.)

Width:

53.0 cm  (20 7/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

tempera on panel

Place of creation:

Firenze (Italia)

Description

Scene depicts Mary and the baby Jesus seated behind a short colonnaded wall; beside her are two angel-musicians (one playing a portative organ, the other and end-blown wind instrument (possibly shawm)); in front of the short wall are two additional angel-musicians (one playing a lute, the other a shoulder-held bowed string instrument, partially visible from behind (probably lira da braccio).

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin) (Non-musician/dancer)
Jesus Christ (Non-musician/dancer)

Iconclass

11F4
Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child
11G21
angels singing, making music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lira da braccio [3181]
Lute [3394]
Portative organ [2267]
Shawm [4258]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

The angel organist plays the keyboard with [his] right hand and may be operating a bellows with [his] left hand.

RIdIM record id

5656