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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 now in the [[Timken Museum of Art]] in [[San Diego]].<ref name="Timken" /> |
'''''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 now in the [[Timken Museum of Art]] in [[San Diego]].<ref name="Timken" /> |
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==Description== |
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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> |
[[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> |
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==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 |
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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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 02:27, 23 August 2024
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 now in the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego.[1]
Description
John the Baptist is shown as an infant reaching up to the Virgin Mary whilst his mother 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 her Mystic Marriage.[1]
Provenance
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
- ^ a b c "Catalogue entry".
- ^ (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)
- ^ (in Italian) E. Cicogna, Delle iscrizioni veneziane, 6 vols. (Veneza, 1824-53)
- ^ Percy H. Osmond, Paolo Veronese (London, 1927), p. 32.
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