The Madonna and Child

c. 1655

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Associated Names
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist, Italian, 1609 - 1664

The image shows a scene with several figures: a woman sitting and leaning over an infant in swaddling clothes, two cherubs lying down, and a larger figure, possibly an angel, hovering in mid-air with one hand raised. The woman has delicate features and hair pulled back, wearing a draped garment. The cherubs have wings and appear to be observing. The larger figure has wavy hair and a serene expression, dressed in a robe. The background is softly textured with faint landscapes and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth Cole Kainen Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut within platemark at top): 43.4 x 31.1 cm (17 1/16 x 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 43.6 x 31500 cm (17 3/16 x 12401 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.71.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 8, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Silverio Salamon, L'Arte Antica, Turin); (Hill-Stone Inc., New York, 1993); Samuel Josefowitz; E. van Otterloo; (R. M. Light, Santa Barbara); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 40.

2012

  • The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

Bibliography

1802

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

1971

  • Percy, Ann. Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione: Master Draughtsman of the Italian Baroque. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1971.

1982

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Milan, 1982.

Inscriptions

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Markings

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Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q76341595

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