Madonna and Child with Four Cherubim
unknown (Italian School)
Basic information
- ID
- Ж-2235
- Author
- unknown (Italian School)
- Name
- Madonna and Child with Four Cherubim
- Date of creation
- 1 пол. XVI ст.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- wood oil
- Dimensions
- 26.8 x 23 cm (height x width)
Additionally
- Type
- icon
- Genre
- religious
- Plot
- Madonna. The Virgin Mary and Christ Child
- Provenance
- the Lubomirski collection
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
Madonna is a traditional depiction of the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus (sometimes without him) in Western European and mainly Italian art. This painting represents the theme "Madonna and Child with Cherubim" or "Madonna with Child and Angels". The artist used a golden palette to create a painting with a warm atmosphere. The centre of the composition is the figure of Madonna in golden robes, who sits and gently but firmly holds Jesus in her arms. The Virgin Mary's gaze is entirely concentrated on the child, and Jesus looks at the viewer with a soft smile. In his left hand, he holds a rose, usually a symbol of the Virgin Mary, and with his right hand, he blesses the viewer.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
