Artist Unknown
The Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic, Saint Catherine, and Donor
c. 1350–1375
The Virgin Mary holds the infant Jesus on her lap. Her sacred status is symbolized by the cloth of honor behind her. Two saints stand by her throne, while angels crown her the Queen of Heaven. Kneeling at Saint Catherine's feet is the donor who commissioned the painting, his small scale indicating his human nature. The gilded and tooled background heightens the celestial, otherworldly quality of the image.
| Medium | tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 15 7/16 x 9 13/16 in. (39.2 x 24.9 cm) Frame: 18 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (46.4 x 32.4 cm) |
| Object Number | 1968.295 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Executors of Governor Lehman's Estate and the Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation, 1968 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Artist Unknown, The Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic, Saint Catherine, and Donor, c. 1350–1375, tempera on panel. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Executors of Governor Lehmans Estate and the Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation, 1968.295
Select Bibliography
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Murphy, Alexandra R., et al. Paintings from the Collection of Governor and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1985.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1984.
Kern, Steven, ed. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1992.
Wheeler, Marion. Her Face: Images of the Virgin Mary in Art. Cobb, CA: First Glance Books, 1998.
