The Virgin in Glory

Abraham Bloemaert

Associated Names
Abraham Bloemaert

Artist, Dutch, 1566 - 1651

The image shows a central female figure elevated among clouds. She has long hair and wears flowing robes. Cherubic figures surround her. The scene has a celestial quality, with soft clouds and rays in the background. Two additional figures are positioned on either side of the central figure. The background consists of swirling clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white over black chalk on blue paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.9 x 32.3 cm (15 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.3.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

R. Cumberland. C. R. Rudolf [d.1975], London, by 1962; (his sale, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 18 April 1977, no. 29). Acquired 1979 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Mr. C.R. Rudolf, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1962, no.86.

1983

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., September 1983.

Bibliography

1978

  • Som & Simp 1978, 12.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, across bottom on mount: A. Bloemaert (underlined); lower right on mount: From the collection of Rd Cumberland; lower right on mount: T250

Wikidata ID

Q64533203

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