The Madonna and Child Seated before a Ledge

c. 1630

Thierry Bellange

Associated Names
Thierry Bellange

Artist, French, 1598 - 1638

The image shows a woman seated with a child in her lap. The woman is facing slightly left, embracing the child. She has angular facial features, dark hair partially covered by a veil, and a gentle expression. The child has curly hair and is nestled close to the woman's chest. The woman is wearing a red and gray robe, sandals, and both have halos. The child is nude with a subtle halo. They sit on a stone bench in a classical setting with a distant horizon, clouds, and flying birds in the background. A richly ornamented vase of flowers is on the right, and a small bird is on the left of the bench.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk with graphite and gold on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.5 × 16.1 cm (8 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.64.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Pau, auction Frédéric Farbos, 24 September 2017, no cat.); (Nicolas Schwed, Paris[OMD sarl]); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in the cartouche at the bottom: Bellange (the beginning partly smudged)


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