Madonna and Child Enthroned
On View In:
Gallery 343
Artist:   Nicola di Maestro Antonio  
Title:   Madonna and Child Enthroned  
Date:   c. 1490  
Medium:   Tempera and oil on panel  
Dimensions:   55 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (141.61 x 53.98 cm) (panel) 63 1/2 x 26 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (161.29 x 66.68 x 5.87 cm) (outer frame)  
Credit Line:   The John R. Van Derlip Fund  
Location:   Gallery 343  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   di Maestro Antonio, Nicola  
Nationality:   Italian (Padua) / East Central Italy (The Marches)  
Life Dates:   Italian (Padua), active 1460 – 1500  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Inscription (halo around the Madonna's head): [Ave Maria gratia plena do] (minus 'tecum')  
Classification:   Paintings  
Physical Description:   Arched top. The Madonna, in a gold and blue mantle over a red and gold brocade robe, seated on a throne in Renaissance style holding the infant Christ who stands on her knee, an apple in his hand; at the foot of the throne, pinks in a vase, apples, and marrows.  
Creation Place:   Europe, Italy, , , Venice  
Accession #:   75.53  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts