Virgin and Child with Saints
Ugolino di Nerio (Italian)
1320–1325
- Medium
- tempera and gold on wood panel
- Dimensions
- Framed: 122.2 x 200.3 x 8.9 cm (48 1/8 x 78 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); Overall: 122.5 x 192.5 cm (48 1/4 x 75 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Italy
About
In medieval Italian churches, painted altarpieces served as the focal point for worshippers during the rituals of faith. The figures of Jesus, Mary, and eight saints are framed by a golden background that would have glistened in the flickering candlelight of the church.