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La Madonna della Casa d' Alba, by Pietro Marco Vitali, 1850

La Madonna della Casa d' Alba

Pietro Marco Vitali

1850

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

La Madonna della Casa d' Alba is a 1850 by Pietro Marco Vitali, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Pietro Marco Vitali
When & what style?
1850
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a woman, probably Mary, sitting with two children. She is wearing a long robe and a veil. One child is sitting on her lap, and the other is kneeling beside her. They are all looking at each other. The background is a landscape with hills and buildings. The woman and children are in a circle, and the rest of the painting is outside the circle. The artist who created this painting is Vitali, Pietro Marco.

The story of this work

Overview

A print on paper titled *La Madonna della Casa d'Alba* reproduces a work after Raphael, engraved by Pietro Marco Vitali and printed by P. Folo in Rome.

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About the artist

Artist

Pietro Marco Vitali

Pietro Marco Vitali made religious prints in the late 1700s. His engraving La Madonna della Casa d'Alba shows the Virgin and Child in soft light, typical of the era’s devotional art. Look for the gentle folds in Mary’s…

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