Madonna of Humility

circle of Agnolo Gaddi, c. 1390

Agnolo Gaddi was one of the leading painters in late 14th-century Florence. He worked in the direct tradition of Giotto, the founder of Florentine painting. This panel shows the Virgin seated humbly on a richly decorated cushion while nursing the Christ Child. This scene is typical of the devotional art of this period.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3431
  • Dimensionsheight 76.5 cm x width 53.5 cm, height 100.5 cm x width 60.5 cm x depth 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicstempera on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Madonna of Humility
    • Madonna of Humility (Madonna dell'Umiltà)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3431

  • Description

    Madonna van de Nederigheid. Maria geeft zittend op een kussen het Christuskind de borst. Aan weerszijden twee engelen, boven het hoofd van Maria twee engelen met een kroon. Met geïntegreerde lijst.

Creation

  • Creation

    • painter: circle of Agnolo Gaddi
    • painter: Gherardo Starnina [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1390

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    tempera on panel

  • Dimensions

    • height 76.5 cm x width 53.5 cm
    • height 100.5 cm x width 60.5 cm x depth 9.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1941

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Charles Butler (1821-1910), London and Warren Wood, Hatfield/Hertfordshire;{Amsterdam 1946, p. 22, no. 46.} …; purchased for fl. 16,976, by Julius Wilhelm Edwin vom Rath (1863-1940), Amsterdam, 1920;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 305 other objects, to the museum, 1941

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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