About this artwork
Saint Catherine of Siena, wearing a Dominican habit and holding a lily, receives the crown of thorns from the Christ Child, while Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music, plays her portable organ nearby. Vanni was the leading artist in his native Siena around 1600, and also worked in Rome. The high-keyed palette and soft-focus brushwork in this little painting reflect his admiration for the work of Federico Barocci (about 1533 – 1612).
Updated before 2020
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artist:Francesco Vanni (1563/4 - 1610) Italian
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title:The Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Siena and Cecilia
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date created:Early 17th century
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materials:Oil on copper
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measurements:26.00 x 21.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1999
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accession number:NG 2703
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Francesco Vanni
Francesco Vanni
A painter, draughtsman and printmaker, Vanni was the most important and prolific Sienese artist of his generation, and one of the foremost religious painters of the Italian Counter-Reformation. He trained initially in Siena with his stepfather, Arcangelo Salimbeni, and from the early 1580s with the...
