Virgin and Child

1400s

Current Collection

Cleveland, United States

Medium: tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions: 24.2 × 16.6 cm
Status: In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID: C24-114273

This picture has at times been seen as a forgery due to its seemingly excellent state of preservation and the simplicity of the composition. It was cleaned, retouched, and re-varnished in the 1960s, giving it an even, shiny surface, hiding to some extent its original appearance. This treatment was probably undertaken to address the losses to the Christ child's hair and the discoloration and abrasion of the Virgin's mantle. Also problematic is the restoration of the frame and sides of the panel, which obscure the age of the work. However, both the panel itself and the pigments employed prove t…

Provenance

Henry White Cannon, 1944.56

Registry history

1400s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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