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The Virgin and Child among angels in the clouds with Sts John the Baptist and Jerome, after Paolo Veronese’s painting formerly in S. Francesco della Vigna, Venice

Unknown

1550

unspecified

From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst

Religious

Dominant colour

The Virgin and Child among angels in the clouds with Sts John the Baptist and Jerome, after Paolo Veronese’s painting formerly in S. Francesco della Vigna, Venice is a 1550 unspecified by Unknown, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1550
Where can I see it?: Statens Museum for Kunst

About this work

This sketch shows a group of figures in a cloudy, rocky scene. At the top, a woman holds a baby while two small angels hover nearby. Below, a bearded man in robes kneels beside a child, and a shirtless man with a staff leans on a rock. Everyone looks serious, with soft shading and loose lines. The artist copied a painting by Paolo Veronese, but this version feels rougher and less polished. The figures blend into the background, almost like shadows. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how this dramatic lighting works.