Giovanni di Paolo, Madonna of Humility with Angels and Donor, ca. 1445, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Painter: Giovanni di Paolo ( Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia, Siena 1398-1482)
Date: ca. 1445
Original location:
Collection: New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art # 41.190.16. bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Medium and size: tempera on panel
145.1 x 81.3 cm (57 and 1/8 x 32 in.)
Literature:
Notes: this is a repeating relic carpet -- see forthcoming article. According to the online Gallery notes: ' this image was probably the center panel of an altarpiece paid for by the diminutive kneeling figure. The Virgin's humility is exalted by showing her seated on the ground, on an elaborately embroidered cushion, nursing the Christ child. The Anatolian carpet—a much valued object—is beautifully rendered. At some point in the past the gilt background was scraped away and substituted by the modern checkered background. The haloes of the Madonna and Child are also modern, but the rest of the painting is in very good condition.'
The Carpet Index
Lauren Arnold, last update 8/19/11
laurenarnold@cs.com
Giovanni di Paolo, Madonna of Humility with Angels and Donor, ca. 1445, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Painter: Giovanni di Paolo ( Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia, Siena 1398-1482)
Date: ca. 1445
Original location:
Collection: New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art # 41.190.16. bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Medium and size: tempera on panel
145.1 x 81.3 cm (57 and 1/8 x 32 in.)
Literature:
Notes: this is a repeating relic carpet -- see forthcoming article. According to the online Gallery notes: ' this image was probably the center panel of an altarpiece paid for by the diminutive kneeling figure. The Virgin's humility is exalted by showing her seated on the ground, on an elaborately embroidered cushion, nursing the Christ child. The Anatolian carpet—a much valued object—is beautifully rendered. At some point in the past the gilt background was scraped away and substituted by the modern checkered background. The haloes of the Madonna and Child are also modern, but the rest of the painting is in very good condition.'
The Carpet Index
Lauren Arnold, last update 8/19/11
laurenarnold@cs.com