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{{Short description|Painting by Paolo Veronese}}
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[[File:Paolo Veronese - Madonna and Child - St. Elizabeth - the Infant St. John the Baptist - St. Catherine.jpg|thumb|380px]]
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'''''Madonna and Child with Saints''''' or '''''Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth, St Catherine and the Infant John the Baptist''''' is a c.1565-1570 oil on canvas painting by [[Paolo Veronese]], now in the [[Timken Museum of Art]] in [[San Diego]].<ref name="Timken" />
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'''''Madonna and Child with Saints''''' or '''''Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth, St Catherine and the Infant John the Baptist''''' is an oil painting on canvas painted by the Italian Renaissance painter [[Paolo Veronese]] c.1565–1570. It is held in the [[Timken Museum of Art]], in [[San Diego]].<ref name="Timken" />
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[[John the Baptist]] is shown as an infant reaching up to the Virgin Mary whilst his mother [[Elizabeth (biblical figure)|Elizabeth]] kneels by a crib to the left and [[Catherine of Alexandria]] at the right reaches up to the Christ Child in a gesture akin to depictions of [[Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine|her Mystic Marriage]].<ref name=Timken>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timkenmuseum.org/collection/madonna-and-child-with-saint-elizabeth-the-infant-saint-john-the-baptist-and-saint-catherine/#info-3|title=Catalogue entry}}</ref>


==Description==
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The work may have been mentioned in 1648 by [[Carlo Ridolfi]] as belonging to the painter's heirs, suggesting it was still in his studio on his death<ref>{{in lang|it}} C. Ridolfi, ''Le maraviglie dell'arte ovvero le vite degl'illustri pittori venetie della stato'' (1648), ed. D. von Hadeln, 2 vols. (Berlin, 1914 and 1924)</ref> According to Cicogna, in the 19th century it belonged to Abbott Celotti.<ref>{{in lang|it}} E. Cicogna, ''Delle iscrizioni veneziane'', 6 vols. (Veneza, 1824-53)</ref> It was next owned by Bondon in Paris until 1831. It was bought by [[Norman Clark Neill]] of [[Cowes]] in 1925 and later to Mrs HF Buxton of London before being acquired by the [[Putnam Foundation]] in 1956.<ref name=Timken/><ref>Percy H. Osmond, ''Paolo Veronese'' (London, 1927), p. 32.</ref>
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[[John the Baptist]] is shown as an infant reaching up to the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, whilst his mother [[Elizabeth (biblical figure)|Elizabeth]], with an aprehensive look, kneels by a crib to the left. [[Catherine of Alexandria]] at the right reaches up to the Christ Child in a gesture akin to depictions of [[Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine|her Mystic Marriage]].<ref name=Timken>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timkenmuseum.org/collection/madonna-and-child-with-saint-elizabeth-the-infant-saint-john-the-baptist-and-saint-catherine/#info-3|title=Catalogue entry}}</ref>

==Provenance==
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The work may have been mentioned in 1648 by [[Carlo Ridolfi]] as belonging to the painter's heirs, suggesting it was still in his studio at the time of his death.<ref>{{in lang|it}} C. Ridolfi, ''Le maraviglie dell'arte ovvero le vite degl'illustri pittori venetie della stato'' (1648), ed. D. von Hadeln, 2 vols. (Berlin, 1914 and 1924)</ref> According to Cicogna, in the 19th century it belonged to Abbot Celotti.<ref>{{in lang|it}} E. Cicogna, ''Delle iscrizioni veneziane'', 6 vols. (Veneza, 1824-53)</ref> It was next owned by Bondon in Paris until 1831. It was afterwards bought by Norman Clark Neill of [[Cowes]] in 1925 and later to Mrs H. F. Buxton of London before being acquired by the [[Putnam Foundation]] in 1956.<ref name=Timken/><ref>Percy H. Osmond, ''Paolo Veronese'' (London, 1927), p. 32.</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:58, 20 November 2024

Madonna and Child with Saints
ArtistPaolo Veronese
Yearc. 1565-1570
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions103.8 cm × 158.1 cm (40.9 in × 62.2 in)
LocationTimken Museum of Art, San Diego

Madonna and Child with Saints or Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth, St Catherine and the Infant John the Baptist is an oil painting on canvas painted by the Italian Renaissance painter Paolo Veronese c.1565–1570. It is held in the Timken Museum of Art, in San Diego.[1]

Description

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John the Baptist is shown as an infant reaching up to the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, whilst his mother Elizabeth, with an aprehensive look, kneels by a crib to the left. Catherine of Alexandria at the right reaches up to the Christ Child in a gesture akin to depictions of her Mystic Marriage.[1]

Provenance

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The work may have been mentioned in 1648 by Carlo Ridolfi as belonging to the painter's heirs, suggesting it was still in his studio at the time of his death.[2] According to Cicogna, in the 19th century it belonged to Abbot Celotti.[3] It was next owned by Bondon in Paris until 1831. It was afterwards bought by Norman Clark Neill of Cowes in 1925 and later to Mrs H. F. Buxton of London before being acquired by the Putnam Foundation in 1956.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Catalogue entry".
  2. ^ (in Italian) C. Ridolfi, Le maraviglie dell'arte ovvero le vite degl'illustri pittori venetie della stato (1648), ed. D. von Hadeln, 2 vols. (Berlin, 1914 and 1924)
  3. ^ (in Italian) E. Cicogna, Delle iscrizioni veneziane, 6 vols. (Veneza, 1824-53)
  4. ^ Percy H. Osmond, Paolo Veronese (London, 1927), p. 32.
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