Virgin and Child

Antonio del Ceraiolo (Umbrian, 1500 - 1525)

York Art Gallery

1500-1525

The Virgin and Child dominate the centre of this painting. Angels advance upon the Virgin and Child from either side. In the foreground of the painting, before the Virgin's feet, a miniature stag drinks at a small pool. This painting was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.

• Medium: oil on wood
• Dimensions: 75.5 x 51.4cm
• ArtFunded in: 1955
• Presented by F D Lycett Green through The Art Fund

Provenance

Lord Boston; F.D Lycett Green.

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