The Virgin

mid 18th century

Giovanni Bottani, after Giuseppe Bottani

Associated Names
Giovanni Bottani

Artist, Italian, 1725 - 1804

Giuseppe Bottani

Artist After, Italian, 1717 - 1784

The image shows a woman in a three-quarter view, displaying her upper body from the waist up. She is positioned with her head tilted slightly upwards and to her left, her eyes gazing in the same direction, and her hands are gently crossed over her chest. The woman's facial features are soft and delicate, with a serene expression; she has a slender face and long hair flowing over her shoulders. She is dressed in a flowing robe with intricate lines depicting the fabric's folds. The background is a simple, lightly textured pattern, without any additional objects or jewelry present.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton, MA); gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906: no. 1

2000

  • Arcari, Gianluigi. "Incisioni," in Chiara Tellini Perina, in _Giuseppe Bottani (Cremona 1717 - Mantua 1784). Mantua, 2000: no. 13.

Inscriptions

below image in plate: Dei Genitrix intercede pro nobis / peint par Joseph Bottani Gravè par Jean Bottani

Wikidata ID

Q77008372

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