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The Virgin is set against a gold-leaf background. Her heavenly nature is emphasised by her jewelled hood-trimming and the intricate patterns punched onto the painting’s gilded surface. The Virgin’s incomplete halo suggests that the panel may have been cropped at the top. A false attribution to the thirteenth-century Italian artist Cimabue appears in an inscription on the back of the panel. Until recently, the painting was thought to be French but new evidence suggests it was made in the region of Valencia, Spain, in the mid-fifteenth century. Pine panels like the one which this picture is painted were commonly used in the Mediterranean, particularly in Valencia. The thin layers of oil paint and the meticulous attention paid to decorative motifs recall Netherlandish painting, which the artist could have seen in Spain or by travelling to the Netherlands.
Title
The Virgin
Date
15th C
Medium
Oil on pine
Measurements
H 34.9 x W 26 cm
Accession number
NG1335
Acquisition method
Bought, 1891
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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