id: 122339
accession number: 1942.636
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.636
updated: 2022-01-04 15:27:02.107000
Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors, c. 1515. Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano (Italian, c. 1459-1518), and Workshop. Oil on wood; framed: 103 x 125 x 16 cm (40 9/16 x 49 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.); unframed: 56 x 78.8 cm (22 1/16 x 31 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.636
title: Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors
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creation date: c. 1515
creation date earliest: 1510
creation date latest: 1520
current location: 117A Italian Renaissance
creditline: Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture: Italy, Venice, 16th century
technique: oil on wood
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - Italian 16th & 17th Century
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano (Italian, c. 1459-1518) - artist
* Workshop - artist
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measurements: Framed: 103 x 125 x 16 cm (40 9/16 x 49 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Unframed: 56 x 78.8 cm (22 1/16 x 31 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
opening date: 1942-11-12T04:00:00
Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1936, no. 119.
"CMA, 1942: "Exhibition of the John L Severance Collection," cat. no.2, pl. IV.
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
The two figures who kneel with their hands clasped are likely the donors who commissioned this painting.
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This work reinterprets the most common subject in Renaissance art—the Madonna and Child. The tender relationship of mother and son spoke to Mary’s role as intercessor for humanity, sparked an empathetic relationship with Christ, and helped invest Christian practice with tenderness and compassion. Works at this scale were usually for private devotion, but distinct styles and refined craftsmanship were also appreciated for their artistry and creativity. Here the donors occupy the same landscape as the holy figures, emphasizing how Mary’s compassion extends into our world. This painting was never finished, visible in Saint Anthony Abbot’s beard and the female saint’s empty hand, which makes her identity impossible to pin down.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page number: Reproduced: p. [14], Plate IV, cat. no. 2; Mention: p. 21, cat. no. 2
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n25
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 412
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n75
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 88
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n112
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 88
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n112
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 102
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n122
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
page number: Reproduced: p. 332; Mentioned: p. 333
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Nieto Fernández, Luis. The painted parapet: structure and symbolism/El parapeto pintado: estructura y simbolismo. Madrid: Rayxart Investigación, 2017.
page number: Reproduced: p. 106, fig. 150; Mention: p. 296
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Cleveland Museum of Art. Sketchbook: Michelangelo: Mind of the Master. Cleveland Museum of Art; Cleveland, Ohio, 2019.
page number: Reproduced: P. 10
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.636/1942.636_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.636/1942.636_full.tif