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Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child is an oil painting by the Mannerist artist Benvenuto Tisi. It dates from 1550 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
This composition serves as a traditional iconographic representation of the mother and son, emphasizing their familial bond within the context of religious art.
The work depicts the Madonna and Child, a central religious subject featuring the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child. Mary is represented as a woman and mother, while the infant Jesus is shown as a boy. This composition serves as a traditional iconographic representation of the mother and son, emphasizing their familial bond within the context of religious art.
The painting illustrates the specific figures of Mary and the Christ Child as the main subjects of the piece.
Technique & Style
Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo's Virgin and Child is executed in oil paint on a panel support. Created in 1550, the work measures 61 cm in height and 46.5 cm in width. As a religious painting, it formally depicts the Madonna and Child, focusing on the figures of Mary and the Christ Child. The piece is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
History & Provenance
The Virgin and Child, painted by Benvenuto Tisi in 1550, is an oil work on panel measuring 61 cm by 46.5 cm. It depicts the Madonna and Child and is classified as a religious painting. The composition entered the Rijksmuseum collection and has remained in the museum's permanent holdings, where it is displayed as part of the Dutch Golden Age works. Its creation reflects the artist’s activity in the mid‑sixteenth century, employing the oil‑on‑panel technique typical of the period.
The painting is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, as recorded in its Wikidata entry, which also identifies the work's medium as oil paint on panel and gives its dimensions as 61 cm in height by 46.5 cm in width.
No accession number, acquisition date, or details of past exhibitions are documented in the available sources.
Overview
Benvenuto Tisi's painting, Virgin and Child, dates to approximately 1550. Executed in oil, this work portrays a traditional religious subject, depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly holding the Christ Child. The artwork is presently part of the collection at the Rijksmuseum.
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Artist
Benvenuto Tisi (Italian:; 1481 – September 6, 1559), also known as Il Garofalo (Italian: ), was a Late-Renaissance-Mannerist Italian painter of the School of Ferrara.
