id: 124050
accession number: 1944.56
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.56
updated: 2022-01-04 15:31:18.604000
Virgin and Child, 1400s. Possibly by Icilio Federico Joni (Italian, 1866-1946), workshop of Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1406-1481). Tempera and gold on wood; framed: 30.5 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm (12 x 9 x 1 1/4 in.); unframed: 24.2 x 16.6 cm (9 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon 1944.56
title: Virgin and Child
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creation date: 1400s
creation date earliest: 1425
creation date latest: 1481
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creditline: Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon
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culture: Italy, 15th century
technique: tempera and gold on wood
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Medieval Art
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Icilio Federico Joni (Italian, 1866-1946) - artist
* Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1406-1481) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 30.5 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm (12 x 9 x 1 1/4 in.); Unframed: 24.2 x 16.6 cm (9 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition
opening date: 1936-06-26T04:00:00
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 12, 1936).
title: The Madonna in Art
opening date: 1947-12-09T05:00:00
The Madonna in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 9, 1947-February 9, 1948).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 11- May 11, 2003. " Object in Focus: 15th Century Sienese Paintings: A Question of Forgery".
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PROVENANCE
Mrs. B. B. Cleck; Henry White Cannon, Fiesole (1923)
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This picture has at times been seen as a forgery due to its seemingly excellent state of preservation and the simplicity of the composition. It was cleaned, retouched, and re-varnished in the 1960s, giving it an even, shiny surface, hiding to some extent its original appearance. This treatment was probably undertaken to address the losses to the Christ Child's hair and the discoloration and abrasion of the Virgin's mantle. Also problematic is the restoration of the frame and sides of the panel, which obscure the age of the work. However, both the panel itself and the pigments employed prove that this is a 15th-century painting—though of lesser quality than the CMA's Virgin and Child Adored by Saints (1924.199). In particular, the Virgin's robe appears to have been painted originally with the pigment azurite, a less costly mineral pigment used as an alternative to ultramarine (made of powdered lapis lazuli). The use of this less expensive material, along with the picture's small size and simple composition, suggest that it was made by a member of Sano's workshop and not Sano himself.
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web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.56/1944.56_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.56/1944.56_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1944.56/1944.56_full.tif