MAKE A MEME View Large Image Michele di Luca dei Coltellini - Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints - Walters 37880.jpg This monumental altarpiece signed and dated by the artist in Latin below the Virgin's throne was once in the now ruined church of Sant'Andrea in ...
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Keywords: Michele di Luca dei Coltellini - Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints - Walters 37880.jpg This monumental altarpiece signed and dated by the artist in Latin below the Virgin's throne was once in the now ruined church of Sant'Andrea in Ferrara In front are Saint Michael standing on a dragon and weighing human souls as he will do it at the Last Judgment and Saint John the Baptist Behind these stand Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Jerome Mary's role as a symbol of the Christian Church is emphasized by her placement at the center of a temple-like building that opens up to a beautiful landscape The simple and harmonious style of the painting was a means of expressing devotion Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 244 366-367 1506 Renaissance oil on panel Painted surface cm 247 3 166 4 3 8 accession number 37 880 1627 Church of Sant'Andrea Ferrara until the late 19th century Santini Collection Ferrara after 1875 mode of aquisition unknown Tavazzi dealer Rome 1902 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 Signature On the marble step of the throne at the extreme left MICHAELIS / CORTELLINIS; Date After signature MCCCCCIIIIII To Arrest the Ravages of Time Caring for Art at the Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1996 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum Michele di Luca dei Coltellini Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Madonna and Child
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