Madonna Surrounded by Saints (The Aldobrandini Triptych)
follower of Bernardo Daddi, Madonna Surrounded by Saints (The Aldobrandini Triptych), ca. 1336, tempera on wood, Gift of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, public domain, 61.51
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- Title
Madonna Surrounded by Saints (The Aldobrandini Triptych)
- Artist
follower of Bernardo Daddi (Italian, active early 14th century)
- Date
ca. 1336
- Period
Early Renaissance (mid-14th-mid-15th century)
- Medium
tempera on wood
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
37 1/2 in x 26 in x 3 in
- Collection Area
European Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
Florentine
- Credit Line
Gift of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation
- Accession Number
61.51
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
Portable three-part altarpieces were used in private or domestic settings in early Renaissance Italy for personal religious devotions. This triptych was evidently associated with the Aldobrandini family, whose coat of arms appears on the base of the central panel. The gold background and the iconography, typical for the period, are inherited from the Byzantine tradition. In the central panel, the Madonna enthroned is surrounded by a series of saints, each identified by an attribute or symbol. Behind the saints, a row of music-making angels suggests divine harmony and a blessing Christ appears in the gable above. The left panel features the Nativity with an angel above it, and on the right, the Crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin of the Annunciation.
