Madonna and Child with Two Donors, Mary the Mother of Christ holds the infant, nude Jesus, who gestures to the kneeling male donor at his right. Mary touches the head of the kneeling female donor at her right. Behind is a landscape with distant cities.
Scope and Contents
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.2257; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1967
Conditions Governing Access
This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Subjects: Donors; Virgin Mary; Paintings; Religious Subjects; Madonna and Child; Christ Child; Male Donors; Female Donors; School: Venice; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings
Full Extent
1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 7; Image width (in.): 9in.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: curling; Print type: black and white; Support: panels (wood)
General
Artist Nationality: Italian; Artist Status: unknown; Inscription translation text type:
Source
- Museo Municipale, Padua, Italy (Repository, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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