1625
oil
canvas
From the collection of Capitoline Museums
Madonna with the Child and angels is a 1625 oil by Pietro da Cortona, a Early Baroque Italian work, held at Capitoline Museums.
This painting shows a woman in a red dress kneeling beside a baby lying on a black and white cloth. The baby is wrapped in a brown cloth and has a halo around its head. There are three small children around them, two holding flowers and one holding a rope. The background is dark, with a cloudy sky and trees visible through an opening. The woman is looking down at the baby, and the children seem to be watching her. The overall mood of the painting is calm and peaceful. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Pietro da Cortona (Italian: ; 1 November 1596 or 1597 – 16 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect.
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