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Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints

Taddeo Gaddi Italian
ca. 1340, updated ca. 1480
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 601

This important altarpiece was most likely painted for the church of Santo Stefano al Ponte, in Florence, by one of Giotto di Bondone’s closest pupils. Originally the figures were shown on individually framed arched panels, as was traditional with Gothic altarpieces. The work would have had pinnacles and a foundational base (predella). A century and a half later the Gothic elements, which by then would have been considered old-fashioned, were removed and the painting was updated in a rectangular frame in the Renaissance style that we see today. The spandrels between the panels were painted in the contemporary style by Davide Ghirlandaio.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
  • Artist: Taddeo Gaddi (Italian, Florentine, active by 1334–died 1366)
  • Date: ca. 1340, updated ca. 1480
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: Overall 43 1/4 x 90 1/8 in. (109.9 x 228.9 cm); Lawrence 43 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (109.9 x 39.4 cm); John 43 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (109.9 x 34.3 cm); Madonna and Child 43 1/4 x 28 1/2 in. (109.9 x 72.4 cm); James 43 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (109.9 x 40 cm); Stephen 43 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (109.9 x 42.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.97
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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