# Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MATTEO di Giovanni](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/matteo-di-giovanni-rbe5c0ebc2bb905>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Tempera and tooled gold on panel, 75 x 55 cm

## Commentary

Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels c. 1470 Tempera and tooled gold on panel, 75 x 55 cm Walters Art Museum, Baltimore The Virgin holds the Christ Child and is flanked by two angels and Saints Jerome \(at the left\) and Bernardino of Siena \(at the right\). Bernardino \(1380-1444\) holds up a tablet monogrammed with the name of Christ. The monogram is partly covered by Jesus&#39;s head to show us its true meaning. The naturalistic modeling of the figures and their overlapping spatial arrangement reveal Matteo di Giovanni&#39;s mastery of the new way of creating pictorial space. At the same time, as a tribute to his native city, he includes the traditional Sienese gold ground of earlier centuries.

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- [Annunciation with Saints](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/matteo-di-giovanni-rbe5c0ebc2bb905/annunciation-with-saints-rd0e4e472036617>)
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- [Madonna with Child and Two Angels \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/matteo-di-giovanni-rbe5c0ebc2bb905/madonna-with-child-and-two-angels-detail-r2fa34947913c9a>)
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- [Madonna with Child and Two Angels](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/matteo-di-giovanni-rbe5c0ebc2bb905/madonna-with-child-and-two-angels-rac1488ec462991>)
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- [St Bernardino Restoring a Child to Life](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/matteo-di-giovanni-rbe5c0ebc2bb905/st-bernardino-restoring-a-child-to-life-rf02e26c9a13d7d>)

## Attribution

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