Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels and Prophets (Santa Trinità Maestà)

Madonna and Child 

Colors in this work

Artist: Cimabue
Date: c. 1290–1300
Medium: panel; tempera
Holding institution: Uffizi Gallery
Palette: Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #96541F · 31%

Raw Ochre Field · Yellow family · #CB9339 · 14%

Amber Varnish · Orange family · #B5782E · 12%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #311E19 · 10%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #613015 · 10%

Beeswax Light · Yellow family · #E0B14F · 6%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #783A16 · 5%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4E392E · 4%

Charred Umber · Black family · #241B22 · 4%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #775338 · 2%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #AB3400 · 2%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #191E1A · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6A5F33 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #675E6A · <1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #854048 · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #8F8A9B · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #343633 · <1%

Museum Mount · Gray family · #B1C2C2 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Uffizi Gallery

10 tags

Madonna and Child Both · 100%

The title identifies the Madonna and Child, and the image visibly centers the Virgin holding the Christ Child.
Deities and Holy Figures Both · 99%

The title identifies angels and prophets, while the image visibly includes the haloed Madonna and Child, multiple angels, and haloed bearded figures holding scrolls.

Symmetrical Visual · 97%

The composition is organized around a strong central axis, with the throne, Madonna, Child, angels, and lower figures arranged in a broadly balanced bilateral structure.
Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%

The gold-toned ground, halos, elaborate throne architecture, patterned garments, and repeated decorative details produce a richly ornamented surface.
Dense Composition Visual · 98%

Numerous figures, architectural elements, patterned fabrics, halos, and scrolls occupy the panel in a concentrated, layered arrangement.
Flatness Visual · 94%

The frontal poses, patterned surfaces, and shallow spatial recession emphasize a relatively planar, iconic presentation rather than naturalistic depth.

Painting Both · 100%

The image is visibly a painted panel, and the catalog classifies the work as a painting.
Tempera Metadata · 100%

The catalog lists the medium as tempera on panel.
Frontal Perspective Visual · 92%

The principal figures are presented frontally and hieratically, while the throne and surrounding figures reinforce a direct, formal presentation to the viewer.

1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to approximately 1290–1300, within the catalog’s 1000–1400 CE period.

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