A woman sits in the center of this vertical panel painting and gazes down at a baby lying across her lap while two winged angels hold up a red, gold, and black brocade-like patterned cloth behind her. All the people have pale skin, pink cheeks, blond hair, and flat, gold halos. The woman’s body is angled slightly to our right, and she holds her hands crossed over her chest as she gazes down at the baby. The woman has a straight, pointed nose and a small, pink-lipped mouth. Her azure-blue robe covers her head and drapes over much of the crimson-red dress beneath. The edge of the robe and cuff…
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The Madonna of Humility

painter Fra Angelico (Florentine, c. 1395 - 1455)

c. 1430

Medium
tempera on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
painted surface: 60.7 x 45.2 cm (23 7/8 x 17 13/16 in.) ; support: 62.8 x 47.2 cm (24 3/4 x 18 9/16 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon 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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