1610
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Virgin and Child with Angels is a 1610 oil by Giulio Cesare Procaccini, a Baroque work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus with two angels peeking over her shoulder. Soft light falls on their faces, making them glow against the dark background. Mary’s blue robe stands out against the deep colors. Procaccini painted this around 1610, when artists in Italy were shifting from stiff religious scenes to softer, warmer styles. The angels look almost playful, adding a quiet human touch to the holy scene. Check out more by Procaccini at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton (died 1852), Hamilton Palace, Glasgow; by descent to William Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton (died 1895); sold Christie's, London, June 24, 1882, no. 334 as Farrata for £32.11 to Heseltine [Christie's stock no. stencil: 28OP]; John Postle Heseltine (died 1929), Tatchbury Mount, Hampshire; offered for sale Christie's, London, June 7, 1918, no. 116 as Sasso Farrata after Procaccini and bought in for £73.10 to Martin (on behalf of Heseltine) [Christie's stock no. stencil: 117CS]; by descent to Evelyn Heseltine (died 1930) The Goldings,…
Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report, 1969-70, p. 24. J. Shearman, The Early Italian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen (1983), under no. 212, pp. 204-5. Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Würzburg, Gemäldekatalog, edited by Volker Hoffmann with Konrad Koppe (Würzburg, 1986), p. 153.
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Giulio Cesare Procaccini (30 May 1574 – 14 November 1625) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early Baroque era in Milan.
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