The Coronation of the Virgin

A gold-ground panel painting shows Christ crowning the Virgin Mary, who kneels on a cushioned throne before a halo of blue-green seraphim wings. Tiers of angels and saints fill the arched gold background, while angels in red and gold robes play instruments at the lower corners.

Artist

Niccolò di Buonaccorso

Date

ca. 1380

Medium

Tempera on wood, gold ground

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2632 × 4000 px

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