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Unknown — The Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint John the Baptist
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The Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint John the Baptist

This tempera on panel with gold ground depicts the Virgin and Child enthroned flanked by Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint John the Baptist, featuring the pointed-top panel format typical of medieval altarpieces. The work exemplifies the formal iconographic arrangement and luminous gold background characteristic of medieval religious art.

Medium
tempera on panel, gold ground; pointed top

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Old Masters Day Sale

July 2, 2021

Estimate: $50,000$70,000

Lot 102

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Unknown, The Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint John the Baptist

This tempera on panel with gold ground depicts the Virgin and Child enthroned flanked by Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Saint John the Baptist, featuring the pointed-top panel format typical of medieval altarpieces. The work exemplifies the formal iconographic arrangement and luminous gold background characteristic of medieval religious art.

Medium
tempera on panel, gold ground; pointed top
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Tempera On Panel, Gold, Virgin And Child, Gold Ground, Sacred, Reverent, Medieval, Religious, Italian, Saint

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art