Madonna and Child with Beatrice d'Este, Saint Peter Martyr, and Saint Dominic

1494/1497

Milanese 15th Century

Associated Names
Milanese 15th Century

Artist

The image features a circular engraved artwork with several figures. At the center, a seated figure wearing a robe and veil holds a naked infant on her lap. To the left, a kneeling woman with long hair and a dress clasps her hands, while to the right and left behind them, two standing figures, dressed in long robes, are depicted. One of these figures holds a slender object. The central figure and the infant are slightly gazing towards the kneeling woman. The scene is within a circular frame with a gold metal edge and a patina. There is an engraved text near the bottom of the image, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    nielloed silver

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    diameter (without border): 6.35 cm (2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1961.9.133

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, by 1497; Trivulzio Collection, Milan, by 1826 until after 1927.[1] (Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, 1878-1955, Rome and Florence);[2] purchased 26 June 1935 by Samuel H. Kress (1863-1955), New York; gift 27 September 1950 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[3] gift 1961 to NGA.
[1] Laura Aldovini, I Nielli Trivulzio. Storia, Tecnica, Collezionismo, Milan, 2021:213.
[2] The bill of sale included sculptures, maiolicas, furniture, antique velvets, paintings, and enamels, for a total of one hundred objects. Copy in NGA curatorial files. See also The Kress Collection Digital Archive, (https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/acquisitions/ACQ143).
[3] An affidavit of 21 August 1956 by Herbert L. Spencer, executive director, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, states the Trivulzio collection of nielli and enamels were given by Samuel H. Kress to the Foundation on 27 September 1950; original in National Gallery of Art Archives. Secretary and General Counsel Records – Major Donor Files; copy in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1874

  • probably Esposizione storica dell’arte industriale, Salone dei Giardini di Porta Venezia, Milan, 1874, no. 47 or no. 49

Bibliography

2021

  • Aldovini, Laura. I Nielli Trivulzio. Storia, Tecnica, Collezionismo. Milan, 2021: 27, 60-62, 93, 102-104, 109-113, 118, 151 (fig. 35), 187-188, 213-215, 266-267, 297, 303, no. 35, pl. X- XI.

Inscriptions

lower center: BE SF AG ET DX MI
each pair of letters is surmounted by a tilde: BE[ATRIX] SF[ORTIA] A[N]G[LA] / EST[ENSIS] D[U]X[ISSA] M[EDIO]L[AN]I

Wikidata ID

Q63854469

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