Madonna and Child in the Clouds, Adored by Saints

c.1610

Italian 17th Century

Associated Names
The sketch features a group of figures, including adults and children, in various seated and standing positions. In the upper portion, two adults sit with a child between them on clouds. The figures have simple facial features and different hair styles. The lower portion shows another group of figures, with a central standing figure holding a book, surrounded by other standing and seated figures in robes. The background is minimal, focusing on the space between the upper and lower sections. The image is drawn in ink with brown and black tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23 × 9.8 cm (9 1/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.181.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(John O'Brien, Charles Town); gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right in pen and ink: 225.; by later hand, lower right in pen and ink: Vanio

Wikidata ID

Q64579011

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