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The Virgin and Child

Masaccio, 1426

National Gallery, London
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The Madonna, and the child on her knee, are both full front, seated on a stone throne of Renaissance design. The child holds a bunch of grapes. In the background a cherub and a seraph kneel to the right and left of the throne, the two below sit on the throne steps playing lutes. A modern gilded arch cuts the sides of the throne. The central panel of an altarpiece for the Carmine Pisa but it was removed by 1750 and the parts dispersed.

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Title of artwork, date

The Virgin and Child, 1426

Date supported

1916

Medium and material

Oil

Dimensions

136 x 73 cm

Grant

4500

Total cost

9000

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