id:			148990
accession number:	1977.145
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.145
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Virgin and Child with Angels, 1405. Spinello Aretino (Italian, 1350/52-1410). Tempera and gold on wood panel; framed: 156.5 x 70.5 x 12.5 cm (61 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.); unframed: 156.5 x 70.7 cm (61 5/8 x 27 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1977.145

title:				Virgin and Child with Angels
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creation date:			1405
creation date earliest:		1405
creation date latest:		1405
current location:		110A Italian Gothic
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	Italy, early 15th Century
technique:	tempera and gold on wood panel
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Medieval Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Spinello Aretino (Italian, 1350/52-1410)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 156.5 x 70.5 x 12.5 cm (61 5/8 x 27 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.); Unframed: 156.5 x 70.7 cm (61 5/8 x 27 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(F. Mont, New York)
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wall description: 
This central panel from an altarpiece shows the Madonna seated on a throne with the infant Christ, surrounded by kneeling angels and six-winged seraphim. Below is an image of the dead Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John. Above the arch is the Blessing Christ after his ascent into heaven and two more angels who gaze down on the main scene. Together these images extol the role of the Madonna in the redemption of humankind.

Spinello Aretino was a painter of devotional panels, altarpieces, and frescos. His most important commissions were painted in Arezzo, Lucca, Florence, Pisa, and Siena. His concern for space and the powerful outlines of his figures reflect a greater understanding of the principles developed by Giotto and his contemporaries, yet his keen sense of decoration reveals an equal awareness of Sienese painting.
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