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Musical angels herald the heavenly coronation of the Virgin in this elegant and refined carving. Its original context is uncertain, but it was possibly made as an independent devotional image or as part of an altar decoration.
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Title: Relief with Enthroned Virgin and Child surrounded by Angels
Date: ca. 1425–40
Geography: Made in Veneto or Friuli, Italian
Culture: North Italian
Medium: Limestone (Wackestone from Veneto or Friuli), traces of polychromy
Dimensions: 32 1/4 × 23 3/4 × 5 7/8 in., 200 lb. (81.9 × 60.3 × 14.9 cm, 90.7 kg)
Classification: Sculpture-Stone
Credit Line: Bequest of Irwin Untermyer, 1973
Accession Number: 1974.126.4
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