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Artist:
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Nardo di Cione
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Title:
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Standing Madonna with Child
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Date:
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1350-1360
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Medium:
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Tempera on poplar panel
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Dimensions:
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32 1/2 x 13 1/8 in. (82.55 x 33.34 cm) (sight)
38 1/2 x 17 1/8 x 7/8 in. (97.79 x 43.5 x 2.22 cm) (panel)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Miss Tessie Jones in memory of Herschel V. Jones
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Location:
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Gallery 343
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During the bubonic plague of 1348, over half the population of Florence perished. This tragedy created a need for new types of religious images, like this Standing Madonna, designed to bring spiritual relief to the survivors.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Cione, Nardo di
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Nationality:
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Italian
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Life Dates:
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Italian (Florence), active 1343 - 1366
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Physical Description:
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Madonna and Child.
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Italy, , , Florence and Empoli
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Accession #:
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68.41.7
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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