Madonna of Humility, The Blessing Christ, Two Angels, and a Donor [obverse] (1380–1390)
Andrea di Bartolo
Tempera on Panel. Sienese, Gothic.
Italian Paintings of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
The Virgin is dressed in gold brocade and is attended by angels in gestures of prayer and respect. From the flight of seraphim above, Christ blesses her and the child at her breast. Mary is honored he…