The Madonna and Child with Cherubim
Italian School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1500
Materials
Oil on panel (poplar)
Measurements
546 x 385 mm (21 1/2 x 15 1/8 in)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446782
Summary
Oil painting on poplar panel, The Madonna and Child with Cherubim, Italian School, circa 1500. The Virgin, wearing a blue robe over a crimson dress, her hands clasped in prayer, is seated with the Child on her lap; around her are the winged heads of five child-angels, with a decoration of bayleaves at each side. A label on the back reads; Faisant partie de la Collection du Marquis de Beaulieu sous le No. 19 du Catalogue de la Vente 1837.
Provenance
Collection of the Marquis de Beaulieu; his sale, 1837 (19); given with Upton House to the National Trust by Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted (1882 – 1948) shortly before his death
Credit line
Upton House, The Bearsted Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Faisant partie de la Collection du Marquis de Beaulieu sous le No. 19 du Catalogue de la Vente 1837 (inscribed on label on back)
Makers and roles
Italian School, artist
