The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinityc. 1400 · Study 1947.208

Context from the museum

The Coronation of the Virgin celebrates the culminating scene in the narrative cycle of the life of the Virgin. The subject follows Mary’s ascent into heaven after her death. Surrounded by a choir of music-making angels, the Virgin kneels to accept her crown from God and Christ. Completing the Trinity is the dove of the Holy Ghost touching its wings to their mouths. In this event, Mary takes on the role of the personification of the Church itself in her depiction as Regina Coeli or Queen of Heaven. The painter takes his name from an altarpiece in the church at Rubielos-de-Mora, Spain, though little is known about him. His style, featuring piercing eyes and protruding mouths with long slender fingers, is characteristic of Valencian art around 1400.

Museum description reproduced from its CC0 open-access record. Read the original catalog entry.

Read the dimensions before the image

The selected overall measurement for The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity is 91.4 cm wide and 144.6 cm high, equivalent to approximately 36.0 × 56.9 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 0.63:1. The rectangular bounding area is 1.32 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.

On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 30.5% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 104.3 cm on each side before adding a frame. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.

Questions to bring to your own collection

With The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, oil on panel, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

• Which part of this vertical composition catches your eye first?
• Would a 91.4 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
• What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?