Madonna and Child Enthroned between Angels and Saints, 1486 (tempera on board)

Madonna and Child Enthroned between Angels and Saints (Madonna col Bambino, angeli e santi), by Domenico del Ghirlandaio, 1486, 15th Century, tempera on board, 168 x 197 cm Whole artwork view. Holy Mary is depicted enthroned with the Child on Her knees; around Her, from left to right, there are Dionysius the Areopagite, standing, Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order, on his knees, Pope Clement, on his knees too but turned towards the observer, and Saint Thomas Aquinas, standing with the book in his hands; behind them, two angels hold in their hands the vases, resting on the arms of the throne and containing white lilies Domenico del Ghirlandaio Uffizi Gallery