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This altarpiece sits on the cusp of the shift in Italian painting from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and combines features of both periods. Although the background is gold, as was usual in medieval Italian painting, the Virgin sits on a classical marble throne decorated with carvings of putti (young boys in the persona of angels).
Christ rests one foot on an unusual glass ball with a pink string; four windows are reflected in it. This is perhaps an allusion to the globe sometimes held by the adult Christ in paintings, although it looks more like a bauble from a Christmas tree.
Title
The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Date
probably about 1456-61
Medium
Tempera on wood
Measurements
H 91.5 x W 35 cm
Accession number
NG630.1
Acquisition method
Bought, 1860
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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