Madonna and Child with Angels
c. 1700
Medium
Pen and brown ink, heightened with white gouache, on gray laid paper with blue fibers, laid down on ivory laid card
Dimensions
21.9 × 18 cm (8 5/8 × 7 1/8 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84377
Art Historical Context
This intimate drawing by Johann Carl Loth presents the timeless subject of the Madonna and Child with angels, a theme central to Christian devotional art for centuries. Created around 1700, the work captures a moment of quiet tenderness between mother and child, surrounded by celestial figures, reflecting the enduring spiritual significance of Marian imagery in European culture during the late Baroque period. Loth employed pen and brown ink heightened with white gouache on gray laid paper to achieve luminous effects and subtle modeling. The white highlights stand out dramatically against the ...