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Virgin and Child Adored by Saints Mary Magdalene and Nicolas of Bari; Christ Crucified with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

1400s
tempera and gold on wood
58.2 × 28 cm (22.9 × 11 in)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The artist covered the sides and reverse of this panel with a thin layer of gesso (a type of plaster), allowing the texture of the rough wood to remain visible. He then painted it to resemble porphyry, a beautiful and valuable stone.

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