Artwork
madonna dell'umità e san girolamo nello studio
madonna dell'umità e san girolamo nello studio is an unspecified painting by the Italo Byzantine artist Benedetto di Bindo. It dates from 1400 and is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Created around 1400, this diptych by the Florentine painter Benedetto di Bindo presents two distinct yet related scenes within a single work. The left panel shows the Virgin Mary cradling the infant Christ, while the right panel portrays a bearded figure in red robes, seated at a desk and engaged in writing. Both panels share a gold background adorned with intricate decorative motifs.
Subject & Meaning
The central figure of the Madonna and Child follows a longstanding devotional tradition, emphasizing the intimate bond between mother and son. Opposite them, the seated man, identified by his halo and scholarly attire as Saint Jerome, symbolizes the intellectual study of Scripture, his pen poised over a manuscript as a visual reminder of the saint’s role as translator and theologian.
Technique & Style
Executed in tempera on panel, the work exhibits the early Renaissance’s transition from medieval flatness toward greater naturalism. The gold ground provides a luminous backdrop, while delicate modeling of faces and drapery hints at emerging concerns with volume and spatial depth. Fine linear details, especially in the patterned border, reflect the artist’s meticulous hand.
History & Provenance
The diptych entered the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where it is currently displayed. Its provenance prior to acquisition by the museum is not extensively documented, but the work’s attribution to Benedetto di Bindo aligns it with other early 15th‑century Florentine productions.
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Artist & collection
- Virgin of Humility (left) and Saint Jerome Translating the Gospel of John (right)
Die Verkündigung an Maria und sechs Heilige
Virgin and Child with Sts. Louis of Toulouse and Michael
Thronende Maria mit dem Kind und vier Heiligen
Untitled
trittico con madonna dell'umiltà, ss. antonio abate jacopo
Central panel of the triptych
Parts of a triptych: Annunciation and saints Jerome and Lawrence
Mary of the Annunciation
Angel of the Annunciation
madonna col bambino in trono
The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist