La Virgen y el Niño

Duccio di Buoninsegna Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 635

Testimonio de un momento transformativo en el arte occidental, esta exquisita obra del maestro sienés Duccio presenta las imágenes sagradas de la Virgen y el Niño bajo la apariencia de personajes de la vida cotidiana. Abandonando el concepto bizantino del cuadro como icono simbólico del ser divino, Duccio confiere a sus figuras una nueva humanidad y explora la relación psicológica entre madre e hijo. En una de sus primeras apariciones como recurso pictórico, el parapeto conecta el mundo ficticio del cuadro con el mundo real del espectador. El marco es original; las quemaduras que en él se aprecian fueron causadas por las velas encendidas ante la imagen.

Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, active by 1278–died 1318 Siena), Tempera and gold on wood

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Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, active by 1278–died 1318 Siena), Tempera and gold on wood
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, active by 1278–died 1318 Siena), Tempera and gold on wood
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, active by 1278–died 1318 Siena), Tempera and gold on wood
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, active by 1278–died 1318 Siena), Tempera and gold on wood
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna (Italian, active by 1278–died 1318 Siena), Tempera and gold on wood

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