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Description: | This panel would have formed the central part of a portable triptych and shows the Virgin Enthroned as Queen of Heaven. With her are Saints Peter, Anthony Abbot, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene [?], Lawrence, Paul, Catherine of Alexandria [?] and an unidentified male saint. The formal Eastern Orthodox type of Virgin depicted full-face holding a standing, fully-clothed Child with hand raised in blessing was already giving way to a more intimate version. The new 'realism' evident in the cheek to cheek embrace of Virgin and Child was partly due to changes in theological thinking, which had begun to stress the humanity of Christ. | Subjects: | Paul Mary Magdelene Anthony Abbot Saints Peter religion (Virgin and Child John the Baptist Catherine of Alexandria [?] and unknown male saint) Lawrence | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Master of S. Lucchese (Italian artist, active 14th-15th centuries) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9167... | Go to resource |
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