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Copy after the painting Virgin and Child with St John and St Francis by Pietro Lorenzetti ??? in the Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi

Edward Kaiser

1875

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Post-Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century Religious

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Copy after the painting Virgin and Child with St John and St Francis by Pietro Lorenzetti ??? in the Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi is a 1875 watercolor by Edward Kaiser, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Edward Kaiser
When & what style?: 1875 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows four figures standing side by side on a gold background. The woman in the center holds a child, both wearing halos. To her left is a robed man with a brown hood, and to her right is another man in a blue and red robe holding a scroll. All faces look calm and serious. The woman’s blue cloak has gold trim, and the child wears a tiny red sash. The gold background glows, making the figures stand out sharply. Look up Edward Kaiser to see how he copied this older painting in watercolor.

The story of this work

Overview

A watercolour copy inscribed "EDUARD KAISER cop." was made in 1875 for the Arundel Society and published in 1877, depicting a scene after Pietro Lorenzetti’s *Virgin and Child with St John and St Francis* in the Lower Church of San Francesco, Assisi.

Read the full account in the museum source.