# Madonna of Humility

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SANO di Pietro](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Tempera and gold on panel

## Commentary

Madonna of Humility c. 1440-42 Tempera and gold on panel Brooklyn Museum, New York The Madonna of Humility is seated on a cushion, surrounded by cherubim \(angels depicted as winged heads\).

## Related artworks

- [Angel of the Annunciation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/angel-of-the-annunciation-rceee9e52a1bb0d>)
- [Assumption of the Virgin \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/assumption-of-the-virgin-detail-r0ded33216e1e2c>)
- [Assumption of the Virgin \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/assumption-of-the-virgin-detail-r5009e0253ae018>)
- [Assumption of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/assumption-of-the-virgin-r5e9faec22c777c>)
- [Beheading of St John the Baptist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/beheading-of-st-john-the-baptist-r172d5b89bd7281>)
- [Birth of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/birth-of-the-virgin-ra6095f87d38955>)
- [Donna Perna Being Cured on Approaching St Bernardino&#39;s Body](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/donna-perna-being-cured-on-approaching-st-bernardinos-body-r0a4ebe98b78e32>)
- [Flight to Egypt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/flight-to-egypt-rc0d095c2d0607b>)
- [Madonna and Child with Sts Anthony Abbott and Bernardino of Siena](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/madonna-and-child-with-sts-anthony-abbott-and-bernardino-of-siena-r33003b9fc1be69>)
- [Marriage of the Virgin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/marriage-of-the-virgin-rccf30545735bb7>)
- [Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/presentation-of-the-virgin-at-the-temple-r0e76bceb0c4988>)
- [Return of the Virgin \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sano-di-pietro-r6bc5576fff6b06/return-of-the-virgin-detail-r5e3a1bcbc03d7f>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)