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
Technical Details
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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 -
Year
c. 1371 -
Dimensions
cm 118.5 x 127.5 -
Inventory
988 -
Room
III
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.
