The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John and Attendant Angels
About this artwork
Conceived as an intimate celestial vision, this painting would have been made for private devotional use. Its style, with a combination of short, textured brushstrokes and liquid, almost transparent glazes, is strongly influenced by the great sixteenth-century Parmesan artist, Parmigianino (to whom it was incorrectly attributed in the nineteenth century). Procaccini was one of the most prolific and successful Lombard artists of the early seventeenth century. This painting is recorded in the collection of King Charles I, and was almost certainly the first work by the artist to enter Britain.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574 - 1625) Italian
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title:The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John and Attendant Angels
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date created:About 1610
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materials:Oil on panel
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measurements:Panel (original): 43.80 x 32.30 cm; Panel (with additions): 51.00 x 36.50 cm; Framed: 63.70 x 53.10 x 6.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased with support by the National Lottery through The National Lottery Heritage Fund and with the assistance of Art Fund, 1995
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accession number:NG 2647
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gallery:
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Procaccini established a reputation as a leading painter in Milan, having first trained and worked as a sculptor. He was born in Bologna but moved to Milan as a boy with his family. His father and elder brothers were also painters. Procaccini's dramatic religious paintings include daring...