The Madonna and Child Enthroned, Adored by Two Saints

c. 1709

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini

Associated Names
Giuseppe Nicola Nasini

Artist, Sienese, 1657 - 1736

The image shows a detailed drawing featuring the upper bodies and heads of four main figures, as well as two cherubic figures in the upper left corner. The central figure is a seated woman with long hair in braids or soft styling, wearing flowing robes and holding a child standing on an elevated platform. The child appears youthful and playful. To the left and slightly below, a figure with a wreath on their head kneels, dressed in draped garb indicating motion. Opposite, another figure wearing a distinctive hat or headdress, possibly a bishop's mitre, gestures towards the child with a cloak draped around their shoulders. Several cherubs are shown among clouds in the upper left sky, contributing to the celestial atmosphere. The background includes architectural elements like large columns and an archway, suggesting a grand, indoor space, with clouds filling the upper left and merging into the ethereal scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown washes, heightened with white, over black chalk on tinted laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.7 x 20.5 cm (13 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.48.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Chicago; (Mia N. Weiner, Norfolk, CT); purchased 1998 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: -25

Wikidata ID

Q64572494

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