Madonna and Child Enthroned, This photograph is a detail from an altarpiece which shows angels crowning Mary and the Saints John the Baptist and Catherine of Sienna. In this photograph only Mary the Mother of Christ and the Christ Child are visible. Mary supports the standing Jesus with her left hand, who is probably two or three years old and he holds an object in his left hand. They are shown both giving gestures of blessing with their right hand. Above the scene the "Pacis" of "Regina Pacis" is visible, as well as part of the angels' bodies. And to the viewer's bottom right is a closer view of the flowers beside Mary and Jesus, showing that they are lilies. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

 Item — Box: 195
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s20-i0016

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Madonna and Child Enthroned, This photograph is a detail from an altarpiece which shows angels crowning Mary and the Saints John the Baptist and Catherine of Sienna. In this photograph only Mary the Mother of Christ and the Christ Child are visible. Mary supports the standing Jesus with her left hand, who is probably two or three years old and he holds an object in his left hand. They are shown both giving gestures of blessing with their right hand. Above the scene the "Pacis" of "Regina Pacis" is visible, as well as part of the angels' bodies. And to the viewer's bottom right is a closer view of the flowers beside Mary and Jesus, showing that they are lilies. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SICI.0015; Public Notes: This record was housed in a folder labeled "Napoli".

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Mary Mother of Christ; Madonna and Child; Christ Child; Mary Queen of Heaven; lilies; angels; crowns; School: Sicily; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 8.8; Image width (in.): 6.6in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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