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Madonna and Child

ca. 1475–85
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 956
This resplendent and well-preserved panel portrays the Virgin handing the Christ Child a pomegranate, a symbol of the Resurrection. The painting may once have belonged by Pope Pius II Piccolomini, whose coat of arms is said to have formerly appeared on the back of the panel. The acorns, clustered beneath the frame’s scroll console, may be a heraldic allusion to Pius II. The important tabernacle frame may be contemporary and original to the panel. The candelabra-decorated pilasters are characteristic of Sienese frames of the period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child
  • Artist: Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, Siena 1430–ca. 1509/18 Siena)
  • Date: ca. 1475–85
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: Overall: 27 3/4 × 18 1/8 in. (70.5 × 46 cm)
    Painted surface: 24 1/4 × 14 3/4 in. (61.6 × 37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.54
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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