The Virgin and Child

c. 1502

Benedetto Montagna

Associated Names
Benedetto Montagna

Artist, Italian, c. 1480 - 1555 or 1558

The image shows a seated woman holding her hands together in prayer. Her upper body is visible, with half-closed eyes and a gentle expression. Her head is slightly tilted downward, and her hair is covered by a veil and intricate headdress. She wears layered robes. In front of her is a child sitting and holding a small object, with curly hair and encircled by a halo. A curtain is draped behind them, and a small plaque with "IOAN. B.X." is at the bottom left of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20.4 x 15.9 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6244

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.179, no. 14, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gian-Carlo Rossi [19th century], Rome (Lugt 2212); Karl Ewald Hasse [1810-1902], Leipzig; (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 772); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, 14 venue touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, MI; Time, Inc., New York, NY; Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA; Wells College, Aurora, NY; Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, MS; Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada; Sackville Art Association, New Brunswick, Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada), 1957-1960, no cat.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.123 (b).

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q65019158

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