Madonna and Child with St. Anthony the Abbot, St. John the Baptist, St. Andrew, St. Victor, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Nicholas, St. Mark and St. Lucy

Lorenzo Veneziano

Download hi-res image TITLE Madonna and Child with St. Anthony the Abbot, St. John the Baptist, St. Andrew, St. Victor, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Nicholas, St. Mark and St. Lucy
AUTHOR Lorenzo Veneziano
DATE c. 1371
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Tempera on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 118.5 x 127.5
INVENTORY 988
ROOM III
Work on display

This small polyptych shows how the tradition of bizantine painting still persisted in venice in the second half of the 14th century. fortunately the piece still has its original woodwork with gothic carvings. At the centre is the Virgin and Child surrounded by angel musicians in a precious throne. The altarpiece was probably in the convent of Santa Maria della Celestia in Venice and possibly intended for private devotion of a nun, as it is rather small for a church.