Virgin and Child in Glory

1640s

Simone Cantarini

Associated Names
Simone Cantarini

Artist, Pesarese, 1612 - 1648

The image shows a seated woman holding a small child on her lap. The woman is positioned slightly turned to the side, with her head inclined downward, gazing at the child. She has a serene expression and gentle demeanor. Her hair is styled simply and partially covered. The child is resting against her chest, with one arm around her neck and legs extended. The woman wears flowing draped robes, with cherubic figures with wings near her. The background features clouds and subtle rays behind the woman's head, giving a sense of divinity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.4 × 11.4 cm (5 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 14.6 × 11.7 cm (5 3/4 × 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 17, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent to Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 17, ii/ii

1980

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Simone Cantarini. Milan, 1980: no. 24, ii/ii

1997

  • Massari, Anna Maria Ambrosini Massari et al., Simone Cantarini, detto il Pesarese, 1612 - 1648. Milan, 1997: no. 23, ii/ii

Inscriptions

lower right in image: S.C. da Pesaro sc; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: C-oat / B XIX pa 132 No 17

Watermarks

crossed keys surmounted by WO...

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