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Virgin and Child with Saints
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About this work
In medieval Italian churches, painted altarpieces served as the focal point for worshippers during the rituals of faith. The figures of Jesus, Mary, and eight saints are framed by a golden background that would have glistened in the flickering candlelight of the church.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVirgin and Child with Saints, c. 1320. Ugolino di Nerio (Italian). Tempera and gold on wood panel; framed: 122.2 x 200.3 x 8.9 cm (48 1/8 x 78 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.); overall: 122.5 x 192.5 cm (48 1/4 x 75 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1961.40
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