Madonna and Child with Donors

Colors in this work

Artist: Giovanni da Milano
Date: ca. 1365
Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
Dimensions: 27 1/8 x 56 3/4 in. (68.9 x 144.1 cm)
Department: European Paintings
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #875F38 · 35%

Amber Varnish · Orange family · #AD7D3D · 12%

Indigo Vault · Blue family · #203C52 · 12%

Dried Marigold · Orange family · #C59246 · 8%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3E2F20 · 8%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #644122 · 7%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #7E3F39 · 4%

Ochre Kiln · Orange family · #9F6626 · 4%

Beeswax Light · Yellow family · #E8B460 · 3%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #5E5143 · 3%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #394D4B · 2%

Lampblack · Black family · #050300 · 1%

Aubergine Glaze · Purple family · #010004 · <1%

Iron Rosette · Red family · #98341E · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3D343A · <1%

Pine Needle · Green family · #4C563A · <1%

Indigo Vault · Blue family · #03396F · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #5C6A76 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1907

10 tags

Madonna and Child Both · 99%

The title and catalog subjects identify the Madonna and Child, who appear prominently at the center of the image.
Deities and Holy Figures Both · 97%

The central Virgin and Child are depicted with halos, and the catalog lists Jesus among the subjects.
Flora Both · 99%

A tall flowering lily is clearly visible beside the Madonna, and lilies are listed among the catalog subjects.

Medieval Art Both · 96%

The work dates to ca. 1365, and its frontal, haloed devotional imagery and arched panel format are consistent with medieval art.

Painting Both · 99%

The Met classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly presents a painted figurative composition on a panel.
Tempera Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the medium as tempera on wood.

1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog date of ca. 1365 falls within the 1000–1400 CE period category.

Italian Art Metadata · 99%

The artist is identified in the catalog as Italian, born in Lombardy and active in Florence.

Gold Metadata · 99%

The catalog specifies a gold ground, while the image visibly shows a luminous gold background and gold ornament around the halos and frame.
Wood Metadata · 99%

The catalog specifies wood as the support.

Giovanni da Milano. Madonna and Child with Donors. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.