UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian
(active 1360-1400 in Siena)

Madonna and Child

c. 1380
Tempera on panel, gold ground, 47 x 35 cm
Private collection

This panel once formed part of a diptych, paired with a Man of Sorrows (current whereabouts is unknown). There are two proposed attribution in the literature: Cristoforo di Bindoccio (active 1361-1409) and Meo di Pero (active 1370-1393).

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 12 minutes):
Anonymous: Gregorian chants