Madonna and Child with an Angel

1590/1595

Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Annibale Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

Pietro Stefanoni

Publisher, Italian, 1557-c.1642

The image shows an illustration of a woman holding a child. The woman is positioned close to the child, with her head slightly tilted down towards the child. Her facial features appear soft and serene, with long hair covered by a headscarf tied at the back. She is wearing a long garment with a flowing design, and her arms are cradling the child gently. The child, who appears to be an infant, is swaddled in cloth and peacefully resting in the woman's arms. Beside the woman, an angel with curly hair and feathered wings is visible. In the background, there is a textured pattern created by fine lines suggesting a halo effect behind the woman’s head. The image has text in the upper left corner, which appears to be an inscription or signature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kate Ganz

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.2 x 9.1 cm (3 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.), cut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2008.104.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, no. 15 ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kate Ganz, New York; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch 7

1979

  • Bohlin, Diane DeGrazia. Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1979: 15 ii/ii

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: A. C. I. F. / Pietro Stefanoni fec.

Wikidata ID

Q76439113

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