Madonna and Child with Angels

1595/1610

Lodovico Carracci

Associated Names
Lodovico Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1555 - 1619

The image shows a seated woman with a cherub in her arms. The woman has closed eyes, long hair, and is draped in flowing fabric. Surrounding her are several cherubs with curly hair and wings. The background has swirling lines suggesting clouds or fabric. The scene has a classical style with a serene tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 16.2 x 11.6 cm (6 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.44.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, no. 3, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul McCarron, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1979

  • Bohlin, Diane DeGrazia. Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1979.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: lo.c. Petri Stephanus Exc:

Wikidata ID

Q76347417

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