A King with His Counselors
Master of Marradi
Italian, late 15th C.
Details
Title
A King with His Counselors
Artist/Maker
Master of Marradi (Italian, late 15th C.)
Date
ca. 1490
Medium
Tempera on panel
Dimensions
24 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches
Credit
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Accession #
58.48
Location
Currently not on view
This scene takes place in a decorated hall with two windows through which a distant landscape is visible. A king sits enthroned beneath a red and gold canopy atop a flight of stairs. His counselors stand in pairs before him in the foreground, each older man accompanied by a youth. The steps leading up and back suggest depth and contribute to a sense of theatrical drama. The decorative quality and symbolic gold leaf are indicative of earlier traditions, while the inclusion of a landscape view is more progressive.