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Gold-ground panel showing Christ crowning the Virgin Mary on a red and gold throne, with haloed angels above and two kneeling angels below.

Coronation of the Virgin

Christ crowns the Virgin Mary seated on a richly patterned red and gold throne beneath a gold-ground arch. Angels with haloes gather above, and two kneeling angels play instruments in the lower corners. The scene is painted in tempera with gold leaf.

Artist
Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)
Date
ca. 1455
Medium
Tempera on wood, gold ground
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2748 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1460).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Español: Coronación de la Virgen

Cristo corona a la Virgen María, sentada en un trono de rojo y oro con un rico estampado, bajo un arco de fondo dorado. Ángeles con halos se reúnen arriba, y dos ángeles arrodillados tocan instrumentos en las esquinas inferiores. La escena está pintada al temple con pan de oro.

Português: Coroação da Virgem

Cristo coroa a Virgem Maria, sentada em um trono vermelho e dourado com padronagem rica, sob um arco de fundo dourado. Anjos com auréolas se reúnem acima, e dois anjos ajoelhados tocam instrumentos nos cantos inferiores. A cena é pintada em têmpera com folha de ouro.

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