Virgin and Child enthroned with saints

Ventura di Moro (ca. 1395-1486) (attributed to)

Lippo d’Andrea (born 1370 or 1371, died before 1451) (formerly attributed to)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1420
Height:
221.0 cm  (87 in.)
Width:
251.1 cm  (98 7/8 in.)
Depth:
17.1 cm  (6 3/4 in.)
(dimensions for the entire framed triptych)
Technique / Medium:
tempera on panel

    Item location

  • Yale University Art Gallery
    [Museum inv. no.: 1871.22a-d]Provenance: James Jackson Jarves Collection, Florence; reported to have been purchased from the Convent of S. Martino alle Selve at Signa, near Florence.

Description

In the center portion of this triptych, one sees Mary and the Christ-child with two angels at Mary's feet, playing lute and fiddle (vielle, played on the shoulder).

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ

Iconclass

11F4222
Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child sitting on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left)
11G21
angels singing, making music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Fiddle [3142] (with bow)

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

An extensive bibliography appears with the entry for this item on the museum's website (see image link 1).

RIdIM record id

6159