Madonna of Humility
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Madonna of Humility by Caterino Veneziano (Italian, active 1362–82) (late 1370s). Gift of Dr. Rudolf J. Heinemann Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.500

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The Madonna is shown seated on the ground as she nurses the infant Christ in a style of depiction called the "Madonna (or Virgin) of Humility." This type of image shows Mary’s humility, or humilitas in Latin, sitting on the earth just with a cushion in contrast to her usual depiction with a throne. The virtue of humility was propagated especially by St. Francis of Assisi and found its way into painting since the 1350s in the wake of the Black Death.

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A serene Madonna holds her infant son, rendered in a traditional Byzantine style with rich colors and detailed drapery.

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