1015_01
Type
painting
Title
Virgin and Child with The Child Baptist and two Angels
Maker of the object
Garbo, Raffaellino Del (circa 1470-1527/8, Italian)
Date
circa 1493-1494
Materials
tempera on wood
Place
Italy, Florence (place of manufacture)
Culture / painting school
Italian
Description
Circular painting of the Virgin in a red dress, blue mantle and a veil, halo above, holding the Infant Jesus, who stands on a platform, one foot on a closed book, embracing the child St John, who kneels before him, held by a haloed angel. The angel on the left of the painting holds an open book of music. Behind them is a landscape with rocks and trees, and in the middle distance, buildings with a tower.
Category
PAINTINGS
Measurements
framed: 1575 x 1575 x 80 mm; unframed: 1184 mm