Virgin and Child

Pietro di Nicolo da Orvieto (circa 1385 - 1430)

Fitzwilliam Museum

1400 - 1425

This work shows the influence of Simone Martini in Sienese painting which persisted into the 15th century. The dress is freely ornamented with gold and the Virgin wears a black mantle lined with red over a green head-dress, with a green-edged red robe. The Child wears a purplish-red mantle lined with grey over white.

• Medium: tempera on panel
• Dimensions: 31 x 20 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1935
• Presented by Francis Neilson through The Art Fund

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