Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

c. 1510

Anonymous Artist

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist
Painter
Correggio
Artist After, Parmese, 1489/1494 - 1534
The image shows a woman and two children. The woman is seated, leaning slightly forward, with closed eyes and a serene expression. She has brown hair and wears a dark green robe over a brown dress, with a veil partially covering her hair. One child sits on her lap, while the other child sits beside her, holding a small branch. The children have curly brown hair and are unclothed. The background is a warm golden-brown tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on panel

  • Credit Line

    Timken Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 68.8 x 50.8 cm (27 1/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1960.6.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Tyrol Ambras, Hapsburg Castle (inventory A. 1462). Imperial Art Gallery, Vienna; Gemäldegalerie, Vienna, by 1921 [1]. (van Diemen Galleries, New York); sold by 1930 to William R. Timken [1866-1949], New York;[2] by inheritance to his widow, Lillian Guyer Timken [1881-1959], New York; bequest 1960 to NGA.

[1] According to précis prepared by van Diemen Galleries, in NGA curatorial files.

[2] The painting was published in International Studio (December 1930) as part of Timken collection.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • Valentiner, Wilhelm R., ed. Unknown Masterpieces in Public and Private Collections. London, 1930: n.p., pl. 21.

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 31, as Attributed to Correggio.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 25, repro., as Attributed to Correggio.

  • Berenson, Bernard. Italian Pictures of the Renaissance. Central Italian and North Italian Schools. 3 vols. London, 1968: 1:93, as by Correggio.

1972

  • Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico Zeri. Census of Pre-Nineteenth Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections. Cambridge, MA, 1972: 56, 647.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 80, repro., as Attributed to Correggio.

1979

  • Shapley, Fern Rusk. Catalogue of the Italian Paintings. 2 vols. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1979: 1:138-140; 2:pl. 97.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 100, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20175212