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Virgin and Child Adored by Saints Mary Magdalene and Nicolas of Bari; Christ Crucified with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist
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Virgin and Child Adored by Saints Mary Magdalene and Nicolas of Bari; Christ Crucified with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1406–1481), artist · 1400s · tempera and gold on wood

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About this work

The artist covered the sides and reverse of this panel with a thin layer of gesso (a type of plaster), allowing the texture of the rough wood to remain visible. He then painted it to resemble porphyry, a beautiful and valuable stone.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineVirgin and Child Adored by Saints Mary Magdalene and Nicolas of Bari; Christ Crucified with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist, 1400s. Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1406–1481). Tempera and gold on wood; image: 46 x 21.4 cm (18 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.); framed: 58.2 x 28 x 4.8 cm (22 15/16 x 11 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. B. P. Bole, Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon S. Holden, Mrs. Windsor T. White, and the L. E. Holden Fund, 1924.199
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