Bernardo Daddi combined the naturalism of Florentine artists like Giotto with the religious feeling and decorative sense of the Sienese school. His lyricism and luminous color were well suited to small-scale compositions. In this panel, one sees Daddi’s keen awareness of spatial values; the artist has accomplished a skillful adjustment between the gold ground and the delicately modeled figures. The Madonna and Child are animated and engage each other in a tender rapport. Saints John Gualbertus and John the Baptist stand at left, and Saints Francis of Assisi and Nicholas of Bari stand at right.
Details
- Artist Name: Bernardo Daddi (Italian, c.1280-1348)
- Title: Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints John Gualbertus, John the Baptist, Francis and Nicholas
- Date: c. 1334
- Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on panel
- Dimensions: painted surface: 14-1/4 x 8-1/4 in. (36.2 x 21.0 cm); panel: 18 x 9-5/8 in. (45.7 x 24.4)
- Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
- Accession Number: F.1970.06.2.P
- Copyright: © The Norton Simon Foundation
Object Information
[Dodswell Galleries, London, on behalf of];
Belle da Costa Green (d. 1950), New York, bequest to;
Pierpont Morgan Library, New York (sale, London, Sotheby’s, 14 May 1958, lot 61, to);
[Thos. Agnew & Sons, London; owned jointly with];
[M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York; stock no. A7008, as The Madonna & child enthroned with four Saints; sold 1 January 1970 to];
The Norton Simon Foundation.
Seven Centuries of Italian Art: A Benefit Exhibition for CRIA to Honor Rhode Island's Italian Festival
- Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art, 1967-04-12 to 1967-05-21
[on loan]
- Detroit Institute of Arts, 1975-02-15 to 1975-03-16
[on loan]
- Phoenix, Phoenix Art Museum, 1970-02 to
[on loan]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970-07-30 to
Loan Exhibition of Italian Primitive Paintings
- Fogg Art Museum, 1915-02-26 to 1915-03-18
Loan Exhibition of Italian Primitives in aid of the American War Relief
- F. Kleinberger Galleries (New York, N.Y.), to
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