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Virgin and Child with Saints

Maker

(Artists)
c.1280-1348 (Life dates)

Title

Virgin and Child with Saints

Date of Production

1338

Medium

tempera and goldleaf on panel

Dimensions

Height: 87.5 cm
Width: 42.5 cm

Accession Number

P.1978.PG.81.1

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

On display

Keywords





Related Works

Triptych - The Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints

Label Text

This three-part work, or triptych, is an outstanding example of a devotional painting made for private use. Its scale means that it could be moved and accompany its owner on their travels. Closed, the triptych shows the three kings’ visit to the newborn Christ. Opened, it depicts the Virgin Mary on a throne with her young son, between representations of his birth and death.

The Florentine Bernardo Daddi began his career as an apprentice of the painter Giotto, who is credited with introducing a more naturalistic style in Italian painting. This triptych is one of Daddi’s finest works. It is remarkable for its lively details, as well as its use of expensive pigments and thin sheets of pure gold.

Provenance

General Count Ramboldo Collalto (1575-1630, born Mantua); by descent. Acquired 1956 from Prince Oktavian Collalto, Italy by Count Antoine Seilern (1901-1978); Princes Gate Bequest, 1978.

Exhibition History

National Gallery (permanent display during closure), National Gallery, London, 14/09/2018-03/09/2021

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : dated : on base of central panel : the central part of the inscription covered by an indistinct coat-of-arms, apparently added later : .ANNO.DNI[M].CCC.XXXVII

Inscription: inscription : : on back of central panel : Collato family seal :

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