id: 134237 accession number: 1956.719 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.719 updated: Virgin and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1450. Carolino da Viterbo (Italian). Tempera and gold on wood panel; framed: 68.5 x 47.5 x 5 cm (26 15/16 x 18 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 59.7 x 39 cm (23 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1956.719 title: Virgin and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint Catherine of Alexandria title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1450 creation date earliest: 1445 creation date latest: 1455 current location: 117A Italian Renaissance creditline: The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection copyright: --- culture: Italy, Siena?, 15th century technique: tempera and gold on wood panel department: Medieval Art collection: MED - Medieval Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Carolino da Viterbo (Italian) - artist --- measurements: Framed: 68.5 x 47.5 x 5 cm (26 15/16 x 18 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Unframed: 59.7 x 39 cm (23 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Representative Art through the Ages (lent by Mrs. Ralph King),The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.
Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, The Cleveland Museum of Art, cat. no. 141. The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1936. --- PROVENANCE In sale held by Galardelli, Florence, May 13, 1914, lot 37, illus. in pl. I (as Sano di Pietro) date: footnotes: citations: Achillito Chiesa, Milan (sale: American Art Galleries, New York, Nov. 27, 1925, no. 50) date: footnotes: citations: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kind, Cleveland, 1925 date: footnotes: citations: The Fanny Tewksbury Kind Collection, 1956 date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: The figure to the right of the Christ child is Saint Jerome, identifiable by the rock he holds to his chest. digital description: wall description: In his right hand, the Christ child grasps a stem of roses. The beauty and fragrance of roses symbolize heaven, while their thorny stems allude to the crown of thorns and Christ's suffering. The bird he holds in his left hand symbolizes the human soul. The elaborate haloes with Latin inscriptions identify the figures and help organize the composition. The names of Christ, Saint Jerome, and Saint Catherine of Alexandria appear in abbreviated form. The Madonna's halo proclaims her worthiness to bear the Son of God: "Hail, full of grace," while the inscription at the top is one of her most popular titles: "Merciful Mother." --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Cleveland Museum of Art. Catalogue of Paintings. Pt. 1. European Paintings before 1500. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974. page number: Reproduced: fig. 28, p. 73 - 75 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.719/1956.719_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.719/1956.719_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1956.719/1956.719_full.tif