A woman and child sit on a throne against a shiny gold background in this vertical panel painting. Two winged angels in the upper corners and two men in the lower corners are about half the size of the woman and child. They all have pale skin with pink cheeks and gold halos. The woman’s head tilts to our right, and she looks off over our right shoulder with hazel eyes. She has a narrow nose, and her lips are set in a line. Her brows angle downward and her chin pulls back, creating a slightly distorted triangular face. A marine-blue mantle covers her head and wraps around a blush-pink robe.…
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Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, Saint Peter, and Two Angels

painter Tuscan 13th Century

c. 1290

Medium
tempera on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
painted surface (original panel including painted frame): 34.3 × 24.7 cm (13 1/2 × 9 3/4 in.) ; overall (including added wooden strips): 36 × 26 cm (14 3/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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