Curatorial Notes
This painting, produced by one of Fra Filippo Lippi’s many imitators in the city of Florence, is very close to the composition of the now lost central panel of the triptych commissioned by the Medici family in 1457. It was purchased by Mrs. L. E. Holden before the museum’s acquisition of the two flanking panels of Saint Anthony Abbot and Saint Michael. It has been suggested that this painting is a copy of the original lost central panel of Fra Filippo’s triptych of 1457.
Artwork Identification
Title Virgin and Child with Angels
Title (PT) A Virgem e o Menino com Anjos
Title (ES) La Virgen y el Niño con Ángeles
Artist Fra Filippo Lippi
Artist Bio Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, c. 1406–1469)
Date c. 1460
Work Type Painting
Location & Collection
Institution Cleveland Museum of Art
Source View Museum Page
License Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
