Virgin and Child with Angels by Spinello Aretino, 1405. tempera and gold on wood panel. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Virgin and Child with Angels · Spinello Aretino · 1405 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Virgin and Child with Angels

Spinello Aretino

Year
1405
Medium
tempera and gold on wood panel
License
Public Domain

The Virgin and Child with Angels by Spinello Aretino was painted in 1405. It is tempera and gold on a wood panel. Early 15th-century Italy.

The wood panel support is typical of the period. Gold leaf enhances the halos, a common feature in religious artworks of the time.

Spinello Aretino worked primarily in Tuscany. His style was influential in late 14th- and early 15th-century painting.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.145