Artwork
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child is an unspecified painting by the Sienese School artist Lippo Memmi. It dates from 1333 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
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Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting on wood panel, created by Lippo Memmi as a religious composition depicting the Virgin and Child. The painting measures 65.72 cm in height by 46.67 cm in width and is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. It exemplifies early Italian devotional imagery with careful attention to the intimate relationship between mother and child.
History & Provenance
It belongs to the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, which holds the piece within its religious art holdings.
Virgin and Child is attributed to Lippo Memmi and is classified as a religious painting. The work measures 65.72 centimeters in height and 46.67 centimeters in width, depicting Mary with the Christ Child. It belongs to the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, which holds the piece within its religious art holdings.
The painting Virgin and Child by Lippo Memmi is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. The work measures 65.72 cm in height and 46.67 cm in width. While the piece is cataloged within the museum's holdings, the provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number, nor do they document any past or current exhibition history for this artwork.
Overview
The Virgin and Child is a painting created by Lippo Memmi around 1333. It is a representative work of the Sienese school, a style of medieval Italian art.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child. The figures are dressed in ornate clothing, with gold trim and symbolic details, such as a gold star on Mary's robe. The Child holds an object with illegible writing, likely a scroll or book.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Lippo Memmi (c. 1291 – 1356) was an Italian painter from Siena. He was the foremost follower of Simone Martini, who was his brother-in-law. Together with Martini, in 1333 he painted what is regarded as one of the…
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