Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint / Artist Unknown, Umbria, Italy

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Accession Number
1992/1.134
Title
Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint
Artist Nationality
Italian
Medium and Support
tempera and gold on panel
Object Creation Date
1440-1480
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Italy (nation)
Umbria (region)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Italy (nation)
Creation Place 3
Umbria (region)
Style/Group/Movement
Early Renaissance
Dimensions
73.66 cm x 52.71 cm x 6.67 cm (29 in. x 20 3/4 in. x 2 5/8 in.)
Century
15th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
altarpiece
Secondary Object Classification
Painting
Secondary Object Type
Biblical
Physical Description
This rectangular panel depicts four sacred figures rendered in dark hues with passages of vibrant red against a gold background. The upper edge of the gilded frame bears the prayer known as the "Hail Mary" ("Ave Maria Gratia Plena Domin[us tecum]").
Subject Matter
The Virgin Mary and the infant Christ occupy the center of this panel, which once served as an altarpiece. She holds the child in her right arm and bends her head toward him with lowered eyes, while Christ looks out toward the viewer and raises his right hand in a gesture of blessing. Behind Mary's left shoulder appears St. Thomas Aquinas with a book in his left hand and a sun in the palm of his right. Over her other shoulder stands a bishop saint wearing a mitre with his gloved hands clasped in prayer.
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953 x 1199
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Record
1992/1.134
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"Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint; Artist Unknown, Umbria, Italy." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1992-sl-1.134/1992_1.134.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 30, 2024.
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