Madonna and Child with Two Angels (“Soli Deo” Madonna)
Technical Details
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Title
Madonna and Child with Two Angels (“Soli Deo” Madonna) -
Author
Bramantino (Bartolomeo Suardi) -
Year
1509 - 2 -
Dimensions
cm 240 x 135 -
Inventory
3 -
Room
XI
The Virgin sits in a monumental loggia on a block set on a large capital, producing a powerful three-dimensional effect. The Christ Child’s open arms allude to the torment he will suffer on the Cross. By his side stand two wingless angels, their faces rosy from backlighting. One of them holds a plaque with the words “SOLI DEO” from the Letters of St. Paul (“soli Deo honor et gloria in saecula saeculorum”: “Now unto the […] only wise God be honour and glory for ever and ever”).
