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The Marriage of the Virgin

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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This is a rare example of a work by Niccolò di Buonaccorso – one of the most gifted Sienese artists of the fourteenth century. The panel belongs to a series of three: the others show the Virgin as a child in The Presentation of the Virgin (Uffizi, Florence) and The Coronation of the Virgin by Christ after her death (Lehman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). According to legend the Virgin had many suitors who took part in a competition for her hand in marriage. They all took rods to the Temple and the one whose rod flowered was successful. Joseph’s rod has sprouted leaves and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove has landed upon it. The artist has included his hometown in his signature: NICHOLAVS. BONACHVRSI. DE SENIS.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Marriage of the Virgin

Date

about 1380

Medium

Egg on wood

Measurements

H 51 x W 33 cm

Accession number

NG1109

Acquisition method

Bought, 1881

Work type

Painting

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