Artwork
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child is a tempera painting by the Sienese School artist Pseudo-Ambrodigio di Baldese. It dates from 1412 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The artwork depicts the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, a composition identified as a Madonna and Child. As a work of religious art, the painting portrays Mary as a mother and the Christ Child as a young boy. This imagery serves to represent the central figures of Christian devotion, focusing on the maternal bond between the woman and the child.
Technique & Style
It portrays the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ in a traditional Madonna and Child composition, typical of early fifteenth-century religious art.
The work is a tempera painting executed on a wooden panel, measuring 111 cm in height and 54 cm in width. It portrays the Virgin Mary with the infant Christ in a traditional Madonna and Child composition, typical of early fifteenth-century religious art. The surface shows the fine brushwork and subtle tonal transitions characteristic of tempera technique, while the panel support provides a stable ground for the delicate layers of pigment. The piece is part of the Rijksmuseum collection and was previously owned by Cornelis Hoogendijk.
History & Provenance
Virgin and Child is a religious painting executed in tempera on panel and attributed to the anonymous master known as Pseudo-Ambrogio di Baldese, dated to 1412. It was previously in the collection of Cornelis Hoogendijk before entering the Rijksmuseum, where it remains part of the museum's holdings. The composition depicts the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child following the conventional Madonna and Child iconography of early fifteenth-century devotional painting.
Overview
The painting titled Virgin and Child, created in 1412 by the artist known as Pseudo-Ambrodigio di Baldese, is a religious work executed in tempera. It depicts the central figures of Mary and the Christ Child, a common theme in early Renaissance art. This devotional image is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum collection.
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