Curator’s note
Madonna and Child
Painted in the 13th century by Berlinghiero, who worked in Lucca, Italy, this Madonna and Child closely follows the Byzantine icon tradition — solemn, flattened figures against a gold ground. It is a vivid glimpse of European painting before the realism of the Renaissance.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
- Medium
- Tempera on wood, gold ground
- Dimensions
- Overall 31 5/8 x 21 1/8 in. (80.3 x 53.7 cm); painted surface 30 x 19 1/2 in. (76.2 x 49.5 cm)
- On view
- Gallery 601
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