Spinello Aretino, Virgin and Child with Angels
Fund, 1977.145 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Spinello Aretino

Virgin and Child with Angels

1405

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
tempera and gold on wood panel
Dimensions
156.5 × 70.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-113502

This central panel from an altarpiece shows the Madonna seated on a throne with the infant Christ, surrounded by kneeling angels and six-winged seraphim. Below is an image of the dead Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John. Above the arch is the Blessing Christ after his ascent into heaven and two more angels who gaze down on the main scene. Together these images extol the role of the Madonna in the redemption of humankind. Spinello Aretino was a painter of devotional panels, altarpieces, and frescos. His most important commissions were painted in Arezzo, Lucca, Florence, Pisa, and …

Provenance

Fund, 1977.145

Registry history

  • 1405 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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