1320
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Virgin and Child with Saints is a 1320 unspecified by Ugolino di Nerio, a Byzantine icon painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows Jesus, Mary, and eight saints in a golden frame. The golden background would have shone in candlelight, making it a special part of church rituals. It's interesting that the artist included so many saints, which was a common way to honor them in medieval times. To learn more about similar artwork, look up the artist: Ugolino di Nerio (Italian).
In medieval Italian churches, painted altarpieces served as the focal point for worshippers during the rituals of faith. The figures of Jesus, Mary, and eight saints are framed by a golden background that would have glistened in the flickering candlelight of the church.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ugolino di Nerio (1280? – 1349) was an Italian painter active in his native city of Siena and in Florence between the years 1317 and 1327. He was a follower of Duccio di Buoninsegna, from whose Maestà some of his…
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![Madonna and Child with the Blessing Christ, and Saints Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels [entire triptych]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/f78e415f61769b64/thumb.webp)
![Madonna and Child with the Blessing Christ, and Saints Peter, James Major, Anthony Abbott, and a Deacon Saint [entire triptych]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/2c53e26d577a363b/thumb.webp)
