Madonna and Child Enthronend, ca. 1493 – 1494

Title

Madonna and Child Enthronend

Painter

• Macrino d'Alba

Altar

Virgin and Child, The Annunciation to Joachim, and The Meeting at the Golden Gate

Part Number / Total

1 / 3

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Poplar

Material

• poplar wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert auf einem Cartellino auf der Stirnseite des Thronsockels: MACRINVS/FACIEBAT.
Bezeichnet auf dem Scheibennimbus der Madonna: AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA DOMINIV[S TECVM]

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1831

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• Mary
• Christ Child
• woman
• child

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child

Primary

• 11FF4221 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child standing on her knee (Christ-child to Mary's left) - FF - the Christ-child to Mary's right
• 11F711 Christ-child making speaking or blessing gestures ~ Madonna-representations
• 11Q51 reading the Bible or other religious books

Secondary

• 22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things
• 41A4231 canopy, baldachin
• 41A423 ceremonial drapery
• 48A983112 palmette ~ ornament
• 48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
• 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 25H114 low hill country
• 25G3 trees