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Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

Michele di Luca dei Coltellini (Italian, ca. 1480-1543) (Painter)
1506 (Renaissance)
oil on wood panel
(Renaissance Europe )

This monumental altarpiece, signed and dated by the artist in Latin below the Madonna's throne, was once in the now ruined church of Sant'Andrea in Ferrara. In front are Saint Michael, standing on a dragon and weighing human souls (as he will do at the Last Judgment), and Saint John the Baptist. Behind these stand Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Jerome.

Mary's role as a symbol of the Christian Church is emphasized by her placement at the center of a temple-like building that opens up to a beautiful landscape. The simple and harmonious style of the painting was a means of expressing devotion.

Inscription

[Signature] On the marble step of the throne at the extreme left: MICHAELIS / CORTEL[L]INIS; [Date] After signature: MCCCCCIIIIII

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Church of Sant'Andrea, Ferrara, until the late 19th century; Santini Collection, Ferrara, after 1875 [mode of aquisition unknown]; Tavazzi [dealer], Rome, 1902, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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1996 To Arrest the Ravages of Time: Caring for Art at the Walters. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Geographies

(Place of Origin) Italy, Ferrara, Sant'Andrea (Place of Discovery)

Measurements

Painted surface H: 97 3/8 x W: 65 1/2 x D: 1 1/2 in. (247.3 x 166.4 x 3.8 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Third Floor: 15th-Century Italian Art

Accession Number

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37.880

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Baltimore, MD
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