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Image of Madonna and Child with Angels, the Crucifixion, and Twelve Apostles or Saints

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Madonna and Child with Angels, the Crucifixion, and Twelve Apostles or Saints

Lorenzo Veneziano, Italian, (active 1356–1372)

Creation date: ca. 1360
Creation place: Italy

Other Information

Type: Polyptych Tempera Painting
Medium and Support: Tempera on panel
Credit Line: Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam
Accession Number: 1944.4
State/Province: Venice
Dimensions: 21 in. x 31 in. x 5 in. (53.34 cm x 78.74 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance

Paul Bottenweiser, Berlin, Germany ( - )

Frank Jewett Mather, Jr., Princeton, New Jersey ( - 1922)

Jacob M. Heimann, New York, New York ( - 1944)

Anne R. and Amy Putnam, San Diego, California ( - June 30, 1944)

Richard Ederheimer, New York, New York (1922 - 1928)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (June 30, 1944 - )

Label Copy

This is a rare surviving example of painting from 14th-century Venice, one of only a handful of such works in North America. The three panels are the main parts of a small altarpiece probably intended for use in a private chapel. The right panel has warped – a common problem with wood panels, especially in the humid climate of Venice – and some elements of the frame, which would originally have included pinnacles at the top of the picture, have been lost. Beautiful despite its fragmentary state, the painting dates from the moment when the iconic traditions of medieval Venetian painting began to be combined with new naturalistic touches, as seen, for example, in the subtle attempts to differentiate the character of the saints or apostles seen at the sides.
Last Updated: 1/4/2010

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Julia Gethman Andrews (DUP). A Catalogue of European Paintings, 1300-1870 San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1947
Page Number: 44, 45, Figure Number: 44

Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth Century Italian Paintings Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972
Page Number: 112

Julie Dunn, ed. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1993
Page Number: 132, Figure Number: 132

Bernard Berenson. Italian Pictures of the Renaissance—Venetian School: Phaidon Press Limited. London, England, 1957
Page Number: 99

Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth Century Italian Paintings Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972
Page Number: 291

Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth Century Italian Paintings Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972
Page Number: 314

Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth Century Italian Paintings Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972
Page Number: 375

Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth Century Italian Paintings Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972
Page Number: 631

The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego Catalogue: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1960
Page Number: 56, Figure Number: 56

Mr. Steven Kern. San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2003
Page Number: 100, Figure Number: 101

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