Madonna and Child with Seraphim and Cherubim, ca. 1460, Tempera and gold on wood, Arched top, 17 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (44.1 x 28.6 cm), Paintings, Andrea Mantegna (Italian, Isola di Carturo 1430/31–1506 Mantua), The composition of this touching image, which may date to about 1454, is inspired by the sculpture of Donatello, who worked at Padua between 1443 and 1453. Its emotional intensity is compromised by abrasion to the paint surface (the face of the Virgin is almost obliterated)
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Madonna, Child, Seraphim, Cherubim, ca, 1460, Tempera, gold, wood, Arched top, 17 3/8 x 11 1/4, 44.1 28.6 cm, Paintings, Andrea Mantegna, Italian, Isola di Carturo, 1430/31–1506, Mantua, composition, touching image, date, 1454, inspired, sculpture, Donatello, worked, Padua, 1443, 1453, emotional intensity, compromised, abrasion, paint surface, face, Virgin, almost obliterated
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