Virgin and Child; Man of Sorrows
Diptych
Allegretto di Nuzio, also called Allegretto Nuzi, Italian (active Fabriano and Florence), first documented 1345, died 1373
Geography:
Made in Fabriano, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1366Medium:
Tempera and tooled gold on panel with vertical grainDimensions:
15 3/8 x 20 inches (39 x 50.8 cm) overallCuratorial Department:
European Painting
Cat. 118Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in Fabriano, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1366Medium:
Tempera and tooled gold on panel with vertical grainDimensions:
15 3/8 x 20 inches (39 x 50.8 cm) overallCuratorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 210, European Art 1100-1500, second floor
Accession Number:Cat. 118Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
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altarpiece [x] fabriano [x] florence [x] florentine [x] gold finch [x] gold leaf [x] late medieval [x] passion [x] tempera [x]The infant Jesus holds a goldfinch. Fond of eating thistles and thorns, the bird is often shown as a reminder of Christ's later suffering at the time of his death, being forced to wear a crown of thorns.
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