Scuola Ferrarese (XV) - Madonna in trono con Bambino
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Madonna in Throne with Child, a tempera painting on wood attributed to the 15th-century Ferrarese School, from Italy.
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Ferrarese School of the 15th Century
“Madonna enthroned with Child”
Period: XV century, (1400/1450)
Scope: Ferrarese School, Northern Italy
Technique: Painted on wooden panel, egg tempera
Dimensions: 103 × 60 cm
Provenance: Museum collection
Documented work, published in the catalog of Italian Auction House - appraisal
Historical-artistic analysis
Important and refined devotional painting depicting the Virgin enthroned with the Child, attributed to the figurative culture of Northern Italy in the Quattrocento, with references to the Ferrarese painting tradition. The composition presents a rigorously frontal arrangement, characterized by the monumental figure of the Madonna, the architectural perspective of the throne, and refined geometric-vegetal ornamentation. The expressive sweetness of the faces, the linear treatment of drapery, and the calibrated chromatic alternation between the dark mantle and the reddish tones testify to a language still linked to the late Gothic tradition, gradually updated to Renaissance concerns.
The architectural structure of the throne is particularly significant, an element that confers solemnity and spatial depth to the representation.
Technical and conservation analysis
The work is executed on a wooden support composed of multiple joined elements, with rear crosspieces for containment. The painted surface shows widespread aging craquelure, abrasions, marginal losses, and alterations of the paint film, compatible with a long conservation history.
On the back, there are wood degradation phenomena, with erosions and holes potentially traceable to former wood-boring activity, fully resolved and well preserved.
Conservation status: Conditions overall compatible with the attributed antiquity.
Concluding remarks
Work of significant historical-artistic and antiquarian interest, representative of the devotional production of the quattrocento in the Po Valley. The monumentality of the compositional layout, the decorative quality, and the preservation of the ancient wooden support highlight its potential collectible and museum interest.
The attribution to the Ferrarese school of the XV century provides a stylistic proposal to be explored through technical-diagnostic investigations and historical-artistic comparisons.
*** Photographic note
Some photographic images of the work were taken using professional studio lighting and spotlights to allow better readability of the composition, details, and painting matter. Such lighting may cause slight variations in chromatic perception and brightness compared with direct viewing of the work. The photographs are for illustrative and documentary purposes only.
The frame is provided free of charge and as a gift with the work and must therefore be considered an accessory element, not included in the economic valuation of the painting. Given the natural fragility of old gilded frames, any damage, detachment, breakage or loss of parts of the frame occurring during transport or shipment cannot be the subject of refund, indemnity, or dispute relating to the value of the work. The packing will nevertheless be prepared with the utmost care to ensure, as far as possible, safe transport.
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*** For historical-interest reasons the work cannot be shipped outside the European Community / insured shipment in a wooden case
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
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Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
Translated by Google TranslateFerrarese School of the 15th Century
“Madonna enthroned with Child”
Period: XV century, (1400/1450)
Scope: Ferrarese School, Northern Italy
Technique: Painted on wooden panel, egg tempera
Dimensions: 103 × 60 cm
Provenance: Museum collection
Documented work, published in the catalog of Italian Auction House - appraisal
Historical-artistic analysis
Important and refined devotional painting depicting the Virgin enthroned with the Child, attributed to the figurative culture of Northern Italy in the Quattrocento, with references to the Ferrarese painting tradition. The composition presents a rigorously frontal arrangement, characterized by the monumental figure of the Madonna, the architectural perspective of the throne, and refined geometric-vegetal ornamentation. The expressive sweetness of the faces, the linear treatment of drapery, and the calibrated chromatic alternation between the dark mantle and the reddish tones testify to a language still linked to the late Gothic tradition, gradually updated to Renaissance concerns.
The architectural structure of the throne is particularly significant, an element that confers solemnity and spatial depth to the representation.
Technical and conservation analysis
The work is executed on a wooden support composed of multiple joined elements, with rear crosspieces for containment. The painted surface shows widespread aging craquelure, abrasions, marginal losses, and alterations of the paint film, compatible with a long conservation history.
On the back, there are wood degradation phenomena, with erosions and holes potentially traceable to former wood-boring activity, fully resolved and well preserved.
Conservation status: Conditions overall compatible with the attributed antiquity.
Concluding remarks
Work of significant historical-artistic and antiquarian interest, representative of the devotional production of the quattrocento in the Po Valley. The monumentality of the compositional layout, the decorative quality, and the preservation of the ancient wooden support highlight its potential collectible and museum interest.
The attribution to the Ferrarese school of the XV century provides a stylistic proposal to be explored through technical-diagnostic investigations and historical-artistic comparisons.
*** Photographic note
Some photographic images of the work were taken using professional studio lighting and spotlights to allow better readability of the composition, details, and painting matter. Such lighting may cause slight variations in chromatic perception and brightness compared with direct viewing of the work. The photographs are for illustrative and documentary purposes only.
The frame is provided free of charge and as a gift with the work and must therefore be considered an accessory element, not included in the economic valuation of the painting. Given the natural fragility of old gilded frames, any damage, detachment, breakage or loss of parts of the frame occurring during transport or shipment cannot be the subject of refund, indemnity, or dispute relating to the value of the work. The packing will nevertheless be prepared with the utmost care to ensure, as far as possible, safe transport.
insured shipping
Attribution Expertise
*** For historical-interest reasons the work cannot be shipped outside the European Community / insured shipment in a wooden case
Seller's Story
Magnolia Arte
Auctions · Works of Art · Expertise
Magnolia Arte was born from a passion for art and from the experience gained in study, selection and enhancement of works destined for collecting.
The auction house and gallery operates in the art market with particular attention to antique, modern and contemporary painting, offering carefully selected works for historical-artistic interest, quality and collectible value.
Each work is presented through a path of in-depth study that, where applicable, considers historical and stylistic context, attribution, condition, provenance and bibliographic and comparative references. For works that require it, studies, expertise and diagnostic deepening can also be prepared.
COLLECTING WITH DISCERNMENT
For Magnolia Arte, purchasing a work means entering into a relationship with a unique object, a witness of an era, of a culture and of the artist’s sensibility.
For this reason we accompany the collector not only in the choice, but also in the understanding and valorizations of the work, offering a direct, confidential and professional relationship.
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Artist
Scuola Ferrarese (XV)
Title of artwork
Madonna in trono con Bambino
Technique
Tempera
Signature
Not signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
1400
Condition
Good condition
Height
103 cm
Width
60 cm
Period
15th century
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