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This type of costume would have looked out of place on an altarpiece, but it’s possible that the painting was made for someone who would have placed it in their bedroom to worship privately. These sorts of private images of the Virgin and Child were often made for women – in this case, perhaps a very wealthy woman who would have been able to identify more closely with the Virgin if she resembled one of her contemporaries. There is some evidence that images like this were given as wedding gifts.
Title
The Virgin and Child with Six Angels and Two Cherubim
Date
about 1440-50
Medium
Egg tempera on wood
Measurements
H 113.4 x W 65 cm
Accession number
NG1456
Acquisition method
gift from John Postle Heseltine, 1895
Work type
Painting
