Madonna and Child with Angels and Cherubim by MATTEO di Giovanni

MATTEO di Giovanni

(b. ca. 1430, Borgo San Sepolcro, d. 1495, Siena)

	Madonna and Child with Angels and Cherubim 1460-65 Tempera on poplar panel, 70 x 50 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
This early panel by Matteo di Giovanni is a devotional image enriched with gold. The inscription in the upper centre on the Madonna's halo reads: REGINA CELI LETA[RE ALLELUIA] (O Queen of Heaven, rejoice!)