Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome, Saint Sebastian and Two Angels

Maker Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, ca. 1430 - 1495)

Additional Title(s)

Madonna and Child with St. Jerome, St. Sebastian and Two Angels

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Datemid 15th Century

Mediumtempera on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 22 3/4 × 16 1/2 in. (57.8 × 41.9 cm.) frame: 28 3/4 × 22 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (73 × 57.2 × 6.4 cm.)

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.

Status

Not on view

Label TextIn this painting, the Virgin Mary holds the infant Christ flanked by the aged Saint Jerome, on the left, and Saint Sebastian — pierced by an arrow, representing his martyrdom — on the right. Christ plays with the ring on the Virgin’s finger, an action that brings attention to this symbol of her spiritual devotion to Christ. The artist captures both the tender gaze of the Virgin and the playfulness of the Christ Child.

Object number26.104