Artwork
Maria mit Kind
Maria mit Kind is an unspecified painting by the Rococo painting artist Jacopo Amigoni. It dates from 1713 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Rendered by Jacopo Amigoni in 1713, the composition centers on Mary cradling the infant Jesus, emphasizing maternal tenderness and divine grace.
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, a common subject in Christian art known as the Madonna and Child. Rendered by Jacopo Amigoni in 1713, the composition centers on Mary cradling the infant Jesus, emphasizing maternal tenderness and divine grace. The work belongs to the religious genre, aligning with Counter-Reformation themes that sought to inspire devotion through intimate, emotionally resonant depictions of sacred figures.
Technique & Style
The work was executed as an oil painting on a wooden support, a conventional technique for easel paintings of the early 18th century. The surface bears a thin, lightly varnished layer that has retained its original luminosity, while the brushwork shows Amigoni’s characteristic swift yet controlled handling, particularly in the rendering of drapery and flesh. Formal analysis notes a balanced composition centered on the Madonna and Child, with a gentle pyramidal arrangement that emphasizes the intimate connection between mother and infant.
The palette is restrained, employing muted earth tones punctuated by subtle highlights of gold in the Child’s hair, contributing to a serene, devotional atmosphere.
History & Provenance
Maria mit Kind is a religious painting by Jacopo Amigoni dated to 1713. It depicts the Madonna and Child and entered the holdings of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it is held at the Alte Pinakothek under inventory number BStGS 4734. The sources do not document the original commission, the circumstances of its creation, or the chain of ownership prior to its acquisition by the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
Context
The painting Maria mit Kind by Jacopo Amigoni was created in 1713 and is housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich as part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections. It portrays Mary with the infant Christ and exemplifies early 18th-century religious painting within the Italian tradition. Amigoni's work reflects the stylistic influences of his time, particularly in its devotional composition and use of color to convey intimacy.
Overview
Jacopo Amigoni’s 1713 oil painting Maria mit Kind presents a quiet, intimate encounter between a woman and an infant. Executed in the Rococo idiom, the work resides in the Alte Pinakothek’s collection, offering a serene glimpse of maternal devotion rendered in delicate brushwork.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacopo Amigoni (born Giacomo Amiconi; 1682 – September 1752), was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, who began his career in Venice, but traveled and was prolific throughout Europe, where his sumptuous portraits were…
