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Titles

The Virgin of Humility

Maker(s)

Painter: Paolo Schiavo (Paolo di Stefano Badaloni)

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Description

Tabernacle, with a complete cycle of sin and redemption, made for a Flagellant company

Notes

History note: Cav. Giuseppe Toscanelli, Pisa; his sale, Florence, 9-23 April 1883 (132), bt. Charles Butler

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1893) by Butler, Charles

Dating

1440s
Production date: not before AD 1440

School or Style

Italian
Florentine School

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Egg tempera
Gold

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)
Virgin And Child Height 17.1 cm
Funeral Scene Height 17.2 cm Width 42.3 cm
The Fall Height 21.3 cm Width 24.1 cm Width 57.2 cm
St Bernard Height 26.3 cm Width 8.6 cm
St Jerome Height 26.3 cm Width 8.6 cm
St Francis Height 26.6 cm Width 8.9 cm
St Mary Magdalene Height 26.6 cm Width 8.9 cm
Two Music Making Ang Width 11.4 cm
Virgin And Childl Width 44.5 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Tempera with gold on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: ADORAMVS TE DOMINE YHS XPE
  • Location: Along the face of the plinth

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 557
Primary reference Number: 575

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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