The Virgin and Child Enthroned, with Angels and Saints

1450/1470

after Maso Finiguerra

Associated Names
Italian 15th Century

Artist

Maso Finiguerra

Artist After, Florentine, 1426 - 1464

This is a drawing of a religious scene enclosed within an architectural frame. The central image is arch-shaped, depicting a seated central figure surrounded by a group of attentive figures, all adorned with halos. The composition features intricately carved columns, a geometrically patterned border, and small sculptural figures around the frame's top and bottom. At the top of the arch within the scene, a dove is depicted. The drawing combines ornate decorative elements with a sense of narrative focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    niello print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Paul J. Sachs

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 19.4 x 14.7 cm (7 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.2.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1936, no. 155

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 14.

Bibliography

1936

  • Hind, Arthur M. Nielli, Chiefly Italian of the XV Century, Plates, Sulphur Casts and Prints, Preserved in the British Museum. London, 1936.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, B-1.

Wikidata ID

Q64952848

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