Madonna and Child with Angels and Cherubim
Italienische Malerei 1430–1460, c. 1460/1465
- Artist
- Italienische Malerei 1430–1460
- Date
- c. 1460/1465
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- tempera on poplar panel
- Dimensions
- 69.7 × 49.5 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
This painting shows a woman sitting and cradling an infant on her lap. The woman faces slightly left and looks down at the child with a slight smile. She has pale skin and golden hair covered by a semi-translucent white veil. She wears a red garment with gold embroidery and a dark blue cloak with gold trim and a star-shaped brooch on her shoulder. The infant has curly golden hair and is dressed in a sheer garment, looking up towards the woman. Surrounding these two people are more people with wings and cherubic children with the bodies of red-and-gold birds. All of these people have pale skin and golden hair, and they wear colorful robes in shades of red, white, and light blue. Everyone in the painting has a golden halo around their head, and the background is a decorative golden surface with intricate patterns around the edge of the painting.