Madonna and child enthroned with two donors - Paolo Veneziano

Artist :

Veneziano, Paolo (actif entre 1333 et 1358, mort avant 1362)

Date :

Entre 1335 et 1340

Type of image :

Peinture sur bois

Dimensions (HxL cm) :

142x90 cm

Topic :

Histoire sacrée. Vierge en Majesté

Storage Location :

Venise, Galerie de l’Académie

Cat. n°786

Description

Paolo Veneziano draws inspiration here from a Byzantine iconographic model: the Virgin Platytera (literally, "wide") is a Virgin in majesty, depicted as Queen of Paradise, carrying Christ on her lap (with or without mandorla) and opening her arms in welcome. Usually, only the upper body is represented. First of all, the Virgin is not depicted from the front, but at a slight angle, which introduces a certain depth, despite the traditional golden background. But the most daring transformation is that the Virgin's arms are lowered rather than raised. Here, the Virgin welcomes not the actual churchgoers face to face, but the devotees depicted kneeling at bottom left, wrapped in her cloak. In a way, Paolo Veneziano has blended the Byzantine model of the Platytera with the more recent Italian model of the Virgin of Mercy. In so doing, he places the viewer's gaze in the representation, and organizes his composition around the visual clutch q

Indexed items :

Trône, siège de commandement

Damas (Motifs floraux, Grenades)

Chérubin(s)

Technical Data

Notice #000773

Image HD

Past ID :

A0092

Image editing :

Scanner

Image Origin :

Collection particulière

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