This exquisite panel, unusually divided into three distinct picture fields, was originally the central section of a three-panel altarpiece. The hinges on each side indicate that it once possessed wings that would have folded over the two lower scenes. The unidentified artist was probably also a...
Provenance
By 1929, Raymond Henniker-Heaton (Raymond Wyer), Worcester, MA and London; 1930, sold by Henniker-Heaton to Zoe Oliver (Mrs. Henry H. ) Sherman, Boston; 1938, gift of Zoe Oliver Sherman to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 11, 1938)
Credit Line
Zoe Oliver Sherman Collection; Gift of Zoe Oliver Sherman in memory of Henry H. Sherman
about 1340–50
- Maestro Daddesco, Italian (Florentine), active 2nd quarter of the 14th century
Dimensions
Madonna and child, 31.11 x 12.7 cm (12 1/4 x 5 in.); Crucifixion, 31.11 x 13.02 cm (12 1/4 x 5 in.); Christ and Virgin, 22.86 x 18.41 cm (9 x 7 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
38.1840
Medium or Technique
Tempera on panel