The Virgin and Child Enthroned
painterAttributed to
Giovanni di Francia
(active 1451-1462)
Dateabout 1450
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumTempera on lime plaster (transfered to linen)
Dimensions164.8 x 121.3 cm (64 7/8 x 47 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP12w20
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentarySeated in a massive wooden throne, the Virgin Mary raises her hands in prayer over the infant Christ. This fresco, a wall painting in tempera pigments on wet plaster, adorned the meeting room of a religious confraternity in the town of Oderzo, outside Venice. Executed by local painter Giovanni di Francia in 1472, it consisted of this central image flanked by four saints, which remains in Italy in situ.
Id722123
Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID10781
Source ID50
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