Madonna and Child
Date15th/16th Century
Object PlaceVenice, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumPaint on wood panel
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions25 3/4 x 19 in.
65.4 x 48.3 cm
65.4 x 48.3 cm
Credit LineGift of James E. Scripps
Object number89.11
DescriptionThe Madonna stands before curtain and behind low wall upon which the Infant sits. The Virgin's head and shoulders are covered by a mantle and she looks down at the Child, her fingertips held together. The Infant sits on a small rug on the wall, facing right, and looks up at the Virgin, touching her hand. In the upper left is a view of a landscape with a river, cliffs and a sky with clouds.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Paintings, Gallery 2
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. de Bammeville;
Rev. W. Davenport-Bromely;
Mrs. Sloane Stanley, London;
James E. Scripps, Detroit
1510/1514
17th Century
1633
1500/1550
c. 1470
15th Century
15th Century
