Description
Life of the Virgin Mary and Christ
Tempera on panel
cm 214x41
Devotional polyptych with Christological and Marian scenes composed of seven painted panels. The artwork shows scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary and Christ, each enclosed in a panel with a red frame.
The scenes include (from left to right):
Resurrection or Anastasis (Christ rising from the tomb).
Ascension of Christ.
Pentecost.
Transfiguration.
Visitation.
Presentation of Jesus at the temple.
Dormitio Virginis (Death of the Virgin).
The style is clearly iconographic, with the following characteristics: Byzantine influence: golden halos, flat figures, hieratic gestures; narrative simplicity and vivid colors, typical of popular iconography. The work is probably datable to the 19th century.
Dimensions
cm 214x41
Provenance
Private collection
Conditions
Defects and restorations.
