The Virgin and Child with a Rose

c. 1612-1616

Jacques Bellange

Associated Names
Jacques Bellange

Artist, French, c. 1575 - 1616

The image depicts two figures, one adult and one child. The child is seated on the adult's lap. The child has curly hair and chubby facial features. The adult looks down at the child. Both figures are clothed in flowing garments, with the adult's robe enveloping the child. The child's body is largely uncovered. In the background, there is textured fabric or abstract lines. The child holds a small rose in one hand, while the adult's hand supports the child. Both figures are surrounded by an ethereal glow or halo effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1964

  • Christmas Card Subjects from the Graphic Arts Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1964-1965, no cat.

1965

  • An Exhibition of Christmas Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1965-1966, no cat.

1968

  • L'Incisione Europea dal XV al XX Secolo, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Turin, Italy, 1968. no. 151, repro.

1975

  • Jacques Callot: Prints and Related Drawings (in techniques section), National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1975.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q65509001

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