Antonio Vivarini
Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

Public Domain

Virgin and Child
ArtistItalian (Venetian), born c. 1415, died 1476/84
CultureItalian (Venetian)
Titles
  • Virgin and Child
Datec. 1440
PlaceItaly
MediumTempera and gold leaf on panel
DimensionsPanel (irregular): 34 3/4 × 17 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (88.3 × 43.8 × 2.9 cm)
 Frame (irregular): 55 5/8 × 22 1/2 in. (141.3 × 57.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Object number44.575
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
202 Willis Education Gallery
On view

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Department
Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceDavid John Carnegie, Earl of Northesk, Ethie Castle, Arboath, Scotland to c. 1918; Cavalieri Angiolo and Aldo Rambaldi, Palazzo Rambaldi, Bologna, Italy, to 1924; Girardi Giraldi, Florence; sold to Edith A. and Percy S. Straus through [F. Mason Perkins, October 1925]; bequeathed to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Virgin and Child," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22, 1993–January 31, 1994.
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