Virgin and Child
Maker
                                    Barnaba da Modena (Artists)
active 1361-1383 (active)
                            
                                
                                active 1361-1383 (active)
Title
                                    Virgin and Child
                                
                            
                                
                                Date of Production
                                    c. 1365-70
                                
                            
                                
                                Medium
                                    tempera on panel
                                
                            
                                
                                Dimensions
                                    Height: 26.5 cm (panel)
Width: 19.1 cm (panel)
                            
                                
                                Width: 19.1 cm (panel)
Accession Number
                                    P.1947.LF.20
                                
                            
                                
                                Mode of Acquisition
                                    Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947
                                
                            
                                
                                Credit
                                    The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
                                
                            
                                
                                Copyright
                                    Work in the public domain
                                
                            
                        Location
                                On display
                            
                        
                            
                            Keywords
Label Text
                                Born in Modena in central Italy, Barnaba worked mainly in Genoa, where the older, Byzantine style was dominant at that time. This art is characterised by a preference for stylised rather than realistic representations. This can be seen in the use of rhythmic gold lines on the Virgin Mary’s robe to indicate its folds.
The work was made for private prayer. The Latin text along the bottom reads ‘Barnaba da Modena painted [this]’ and is a rare early example of an artist’s signature.
                        
                    The work was made for private prayer. The Latin text along the bottom reads ‘Barnaba da Modena painted [this]’ and is a rare early example of an artist’s signature.
Provenance
                                P Lotmar, Berne; Tomas Harris, London; purchased by Viscount Lee of Fareham in 1936; Lee Bequest 1947
                            
                        
                            
                            Exhibition History
                                The Courtauld at the National Gallery, National Gallery, London, 27/03/2019-05/08/2019
                            
                        
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