Detail View: The AMICA Library: Virgin and Child
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1985.8
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Starnina
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1830 - 1902
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Starnina
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Title:
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Virgin and Child
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1400
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Creation Start Date:
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1395
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Creation End Date:
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1405
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Materials and Techniques:
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tempera and gold on wood
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Dimensions:
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Framed: 80.5cm x 53.5cm x 5.5cm, Unframed: 60.4cm x 41.4cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1985.8
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Credit Line:
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Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Parson coll., New York (1932); Erich Lederer, Vienna (1932); (E. V. Thaw)
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Context:
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The lyrical grace of the Virgin is deliberately contrasted with Christ's rigid and formal pose; appropriate for the blessing he bestows. The spidery elongation of the Virgin's fingers is a characteristic feature of the International style.Starnina trained and worked in Florence and then spent several years in Valencia. In Spain, the artist's style was enriched by local traditions; the Virgin's elaborate crown for example, owes much to Valencian decorative art.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1985.8.TIF
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