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Madonna and Child
(Medieval Europe )
The head of a large workshop, Bernardo Daddi was one of the most prolific painters of 14th-century Florence. This work is the central panel of a polyptych, or multi-panel altarpiece, and would have been flanked by images of saints. The painter gave the Madonna and Child a physical, three-dimensional presence by making their fingers disappear behind the fabric of their clothing. Christ's right arm also extends behind the Virgin's left shoulder. The linear decoration cut into the haloes and the minimal use of punch-work in the gold ground is typical of Florentine painting of this period.
For more information on this piece, please see Zeri catalogue number 4, pp. 8-9.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Bernard Berenson [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1967 | An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton; Pace Wildenstein Gallery, New York. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1900 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 5/6/1942 | Treatment | other; re-framed; varnish removed or reduced |
| 4/1/1967 | Treatment | other |
| 1/1/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; inpainted; varnish removed or reduced |
| 1/11/1988 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 1/28/1988 | Treatment | varnish removed or reduced |
| 6/27/1988 | Examination | examined for condition; other |
Geographies
Italy, Florence (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Surviving painted and gilded surface H: 27 1/16 x W: 18 7/16 in. (68.8 x 46.8 cm); Surviving original panel H: 27 5/16 x W: 18 7/16 x D: 13/16 in. (69.3 x 46.8 x 2 cm); Framed H: 34 13/16 × W: 22 1/16 × D: 1 3/8 in. (88.5 × 56 × 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.553