Coronation of the Virgin
Medium
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 13 3/4 × 18 3/16 in. (34.9 × 46.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.2495
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Coronation of the Virgin a captivating 18th-century print Andrea Scacciati after Giovanni Battista Moroni, between 1750 and 1770. This etching and aquatint depicts the exalted Christian iconography of the Virgin Mary being crowned Queen of Heaven, theme revered in Renaissance and Baroque art for its celebration of divine grace and Mary's intercessory role. Moroni, a masterful Italian portraitist from the 16th century known for his realistic style, likely inspired the composition, bridging Renaissance piety with the refined elegance of Rococo-era printmaking. The medium shines here...