Virgin Enthroned with the Child Jesus, with Saints (Triptych), This image shows a polyptych with exquisite Gothic details. In the center panel, Mary is crowned queen of Heaven, enthroned, and the Christ Child stands on her lap and holds a pomegranate. To either side, two angels stand, holding the poles of the canopy which hangs above Mary and Christ. In the left panel stands Saint Jerome and Saint Gregory, with their attributes -- church model and papal tiara, respectively. In the right panel, stands Saint Ambrose and Saint Gregory, the other two doctors of the Church, with knotted scourge and book, respectively. The entire scene is ornately adorned, with the figures standing on a cusped plinth. Behind the walls of the foreground, there are fruit trees.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Venetian/Venice/Veneto/Veneziana (VENI) | Virgin Enthroned with the Child Jesus, with Saints (Triptych), This image shows a polyptych with exquisite Gothic details. In the center panel, Mary is crowned queen of Heaven, enthroned, and the Christ Child stands on her lap and holds a pomegranate. To either side, two angels stand, holding the poles of the canopy which hangs above Mary and Christ. In the left panel stands Saint Jerome and Saint Gregory, with their attributes -- church model and papal tiara, respectively. In the right panel, stands Saint Ambrose and Saint Gregory, the other two doctors of the Church, with knotted scourge and book, respectively. The entire scene is ornately adorned, with the figures standing on a cusped plinth. Behind the walls of the foreground, there are fruit trees., 1446, Photographed in c.1910-c.1940
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