Bust of the Virgin

1606/1607

Raffaello Schiaminossi

Associated Names
Raffaello Schiaminossi

Artist, Italian, 1572 - 1622

The image shows the upper half of a woman's body. She is facing forward with her head tilted slightly to the left and her eyes closed. The woman has long hair, draped in a veil, and wears a flowing garment. Her hands are clasped together near her chest. A halo surrounds her head. In the background, there is a linear pattern. The text "MARIA MATER DEI" is displayed at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with engraving on laid paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Jimmy and Jessica Younger, Houston

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.9 × 37.2 cm (20 1/16 × 14 5/8 in.)
    mount: 55.5 × 5.14 cm (21 7/8 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.9.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, undesc.

  • Series Title

    Christ, the Virgin, the Twelve Apostles, and Saint Paul

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(A. and D. Martinez, Paris); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: undesc.

Wikidata ID

Q77258811

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