The Virgin and Sleeping Child
mid 18th century
Artist, Italian, 1725 - 1804
Artist, Italian, 1717 - 1784
Giovanni Bottani, after Giuseppe Bottani
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching with engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of James A. Bergquist, in honor of Andrew Cliffe Robison
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Dimensions
plate: 14.45 × 12.38 cm (5 11/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
sheet: 29.53 × 21.91 cm (11 5/8 × 8 5/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2015.4.5
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Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme 1906, no. 3
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(James A. Bergquist, Newton, MA); gift to NGA, 2015.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1906
Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906: no. 3
2000
Arcari, Gianluigi. "Incisioni," in Chiara Tellini Perina, in _Giuseppe Bottani (Cremona 1717 - Mantua 1784). Mantua, 2000: no.13
Inscriptions
lower center in plate: QVEM GENVIT ADORAVIT. / Peint par Joseph Bottani Gravé par Jean B.
Watermarks
present, but not identified
Wikidata ID
Q77008375