Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels, 1510 - ARTWORK DETAILS
Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels
Luca Signorelli · Mid or Late 1510s · Italian Renaissance
The Masterpiece
Created during the magnificent flowering of the Italian Renaissance, Luca Signorelli's Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels is a compelling vision of sacred beauty, maternal tenderness, and heavenly devotion.
At the heart of the composition, the Blessed Virgin Mary sits in serene dignity, holding the Christ Child upon her lap. The Child turns lovingly toward His Mother, reaching toward her face in a gesture of remarkable tenderness. It is an intimate moment between Mother and Son, surrounded by the solemn grandeur of a heavenly court.
Saints gather around the Virgin and Child, while beautifully winged angels appear behind them, their richly colored robes and wings bringing celestial splendor to the scene. White flowers and lilies evoke the purity traditionally associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Signorelli unites the sacred and the profoundly human with extraordinary grace. Mary is presented with the dignity befitting the Mother of Christ, yet the affectionate exchange between Mother and Child gives the painting a warmth and immediacy that reaches across the centuries.
The carefully arranged figures, sumptuous colors, classical sense of balance, and masterful treatment of the human form reflect the artistic ideals of the Italian Renaissance. At the same time, the subject speaks to something timeless: the mystery of the Incarnation and the tender love between the Blessed Mother and her Divine Son.
The Artist
Luca Signorelli
Italian (Cortonese), 1445/1450–1523
Luca Signorelli was one of the distinguished masters of the Italian Renaissance, renowned particularly for his powerful rendering of the human figure and his ability to unite dramatic expression with carefully structured compositions.
His work belongs to the extraordinary period in which Renaissance artists brought greater naturalism, depth, movement, and humanity to sacred subjects while preserving their profound spiritual significance.
Painted during the later years of Signorelli's life, Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels beautifully demonstrates this union of Renaissance artistry and Christian devotion.
Artwork Details
Title: Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels
Artist: Luca Signorelli
Date: Mid or Late 1510s
Period: Italian Renaissance
Medium: Oil on panel, transferred to hardboard
Dimensions: 155.7 × 135.6 cm (61 5/16 × 53 3/8 in.)
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit Line: Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number: 1961.9.87
From the Masterpiece to Your Home
At MasterpieceLiving.Shop, I believe that great sacred art should not exist only behind museum walls.
The masterpieces of Christian art were created to inspire wonder, contemplation, beauty, and faith. I created my collections to bring this extraordinary artistic heritage into everyday life — allowing the beauty of the Old Masters to be worn, displayed, given, and lived with anew.
Inspired by Luca Signorelli's Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels, this collection celebrates the enduring beauty of Renaissance art and the sacred tenderness of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Christ Child.
For those who treasure Christian art, history, and timeless beauty, I hope these pieces offer a meaningful way to bring one of the great traditions of sacred art into your home and your daily life.
Timeless Art. Living Faith.
Barbara Ann
Owner & Designer
MasterpieceLiving.Shop
Artwork & Image Information
Original artwork: Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels, Luca Signorelli, mid or late 1510s.
Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Samuel H. Kress Collection.
The original artwork and its image are in the public domain.
View the Original Masterpiece
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View the Original Artwork at the National Gallery of Art