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Madonna of Humility

Artist: Lorenzo Monaco, Italian, School of Florence, circa 1370/71-1424
Medium: Tempera and tooled gold on panel with engaged frame
Place Made: Italy
Dates: ca. 1415-1420
Dimensions: 33 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (84.5 x 47.9 cm) Frame: 45 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (116.2 x 67.9 x 14.6 cm)
Inscriptions: On base of frame: "AVE MARIA GRATIA PLENA D." [Hail Mary Full of Grace]
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Beaux-Arts Court, East, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 34.842
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Babbott Ladd, Lydia Babbott Stokes, and Frank L. Babbott, Jr. in memory of their father Frank L. Babbott
Image: Overall, 34.842.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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