Keywords: Catarino Veneziano - Madonna and Child, the Crucifixion, and Saints - Walters 37635.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Catarino Veneziano Madonna and Child Crucifixion and Painting during a period when artists no longer worked as anonymous craftsmen Catarino signed this altarpiece prominently Catarino from Venice painted this Juxtaposed with the donor's coat of arms lower center now missing this signature aligns him with the patron who kneels at Mary's feet The patron shows his devotion through his commission the artist through his skill The glowing face on Mary's dress associates her with the woman clothed with the sun Revelation 12 1 of the Bible Both Mary and the Woman were understood to be symbols of the Christian Church Sts Anthony Abbot and John the Baptist stand to Mary's right To her left are Sts Christopher and James the Great St Lucy with her lamp and St Catherine of Alexandria with her wheel flank the Crucifixion with Mary and John at the top The half-length figures from left to right are Sts Ursula Bartholomew Clare and Barbara Ursula and Barbara have been mislabeled but may be recognized by their attributes-Ursula holds an arrow and Barbara holds a monstrance a container used to display the consecrated wafer For more information on this polyptych please see Zeri catalogue number 34 pp 56-58 ca 1380 1389 Medieval tempera gold panel H with frame and original base 69 1/2 x W 73 3/16 in 176 5 x 185 9 cm ; Framed cm 176 5 186 1 12 1 ; Panel with Madonna Child and donor including reserved margins cm 117 5 62 5 ; Panels with SS Anthony Abbot John the Baptist Christopher James the Great each approx cm 102 5 29 5 ; Panel with Crucifixion cm 42 31 ; Panel with St Catherine cm 39 16 ; Panel with St Lucy cm 38 2 16 ; Panel with SS Ursula and Bartholomew approx cm 32 59 ; Panel with SS Clare and Barbara approx cm 30 5 58 4 ; Min original panel D cm 1 3 ; Max original panel D cm 2 5 accession number 37 635 6083 Unknown family Osimo date of acquisition unknown by commission Count Giovanni Orsi Ancona prior to 1855 mode of acquisition unknown Piccoli Venice date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1908-1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1908-1909 Transcription In upper tier panels from left to right S BARBARA; S BA TOLI ; S LVCIA; I N R I ; S CATARINA; S CHLARA; MAR ; Transcription In main row in scroll held by John the Baptist ECCE / AGN / V DE / I ECC / E QVI / TOLI / PECA / TA M / VNDI; Transcription Signed in center of base CHATARI / NVS DE / VENECII / PINXIT The International Style The Arts in Europe Around 1400 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1962 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license 3D Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Catarino Veneziano Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Madonna and Child |