Painting
Santa Francesca Romana Holding the Christ Child
Attributed to Antonio da Viterbo the Elder. ca. 1445. Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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PaintingObject type
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Painting
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WoodMaterial
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art supplies “Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood
Catalogue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
GoldMaterial
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art supplies “Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood
Catalogue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
ParchmentMaterial
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art supplies “Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood
Catalogue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
TemperaTechnique
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art supplies “Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Tempera on wood, gold ground, inscriptions on parchment laid down on wood
Catalogue: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
Human-figureSubject
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Men; Women
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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