European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Virgin and Child Made in Italy, Europe1437 Domenico di Bartolo (Domenico di Bartolo Ghezzi), Italian (active Siena and Perugia), first documented 1420, last documented 1444-45 Tempera and tooled gold on panel * Gallery 212, European Art 1100-1500, second floor Cat. 102 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelThe trellis of red and white roses recalls a passage from the twelfth-century writer Saint Bernard of Clairvaux: "Mary was . . . a white rose for chastity and a red rose for charity."* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
