Enthroned Madonna with Child and four saints, above the Crucifixion with Mary and John Ev., ca. 1380 – 1395

Title

Enthroned Madonna with Child and four saints, above the Crucifixion with Mary and John Ev.

Painter

• Cristoforo di Bindoccio
• Meo di Pero

Altar

Triptych of the Madonna with the Child and Saints, Crucifixion, four saints and the Annunciation to Mary

Part Number / Total

1 / 3

Period Produced

• 14th century

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Poplar

Material

• poplar wood

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1865

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• depiction of the Virgin
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Saint Catherine of Alexandria
• James the Elder (apostle)
• Saint Margaret of Antioch
• crucifixion
• crucified man
• the Passion
• Jesus Christ
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Golgotha
• woman
• child
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Saint James the Greater
• Jesus Christ
• Christ Child
• John the Evangelist
• Catherine of Alexandria (saint)
• Margaret of Antioch (saint)
• Mary

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Andrea di Vanni d'Andrea Salvani
• Pietro Lorenzetti

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,32-49

Primary

• 11F421 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her in her lap (or in front of her bosom)
• 11F726 Christ-child suckling, or beginning to suckle, e.g. Mary uncovering her breast ~ Madonna-representations
• 11HH(CATHERINE) the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel
• 11H(JAMES THE GREAT) the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword
• 11HH(MARGARET) the virgin martyr Margaret of Antioch; possible attributes: cross, crown, dragon (under feet or on chain), (chaplet of) pearls
• 73D641 crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood

Secondary

• 11P3113 archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)