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The Virgin and Child with John the Baptist, Saint Peter and Two Musician Angels, ca. 1465 - ca. 1470

  • oil paint, panel
  • 50.7 x 36.4 cm
  • Inv. 1914-CK

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The subject of the Virgin and Child seated on a throne in an architectural niche and surrounded by saints and musician angels was very popular in Florence, especially for large altarpieces. It was rarely used for smaller works such as religious works for domestic use. Its simplicity of style and somewhat archaic execution, suggest that this panel was probably an early work by Biagio di Antonio. His later work shows greater sophistication, with more realistic figures placed in a pastoral landscape.

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Biagio di Antonio RKD Wikidata
Florence 1446 - Florence 1516
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Title The Virgin and Child with John the Baptist, Saint Peter and Two Musician Angels
Date ca. 1465 - ca. 1470
Period 15th century
Location North Italy TGN
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1914-CK
Acquisition credit bequest
Scribe, Fernand
Ghent
1913
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-CK
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/647/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass
11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass
11F4211 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass
11G21 angels singing, making music Iconclass
11H saints Iconclass
11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff Iconclass
11H(PETER) the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara Iconclass
11H(PETER)1(+5) specific aspects ~ St. Peter (+ donor(s), supplicant(s), whether or not with patron saint(s)) Iconclass
22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things Iconclass
25G1 plants (in general) Iconclass
41A7221 cushion Iconclass
41D2211 veil Iconclass
41D26511 gold-thread embroidery Iconclass
41D2665 brooch, agraffe, clasp Iconclass
48C731 string instruments (bowed) Iconclass
48C7321 lyre, cithara, psaltery Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
School / Style Proto-Renaissance AAT
Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 149)
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 54-55 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021
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