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The Madonna and Child with Two Angels and Saints Scholastica, Benedict, Roch, Peter, Paul and Jerome

Francesco Fontebasso after Sebastiano Ricci

c. 1740

The Madonna and Child with Two Angels and Saints Scholastica, Benedict, Roch, Peter, Paul and Jerome by Francesco Fontebasso after Sebastiano Ricci

Medium

etching on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 46.1 × 28.8 cm (18 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.) sheet: 69.8 × 49.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Andrée and Jonathan Bober

Accession Number

2014.130.1

Art Historical Context

In the grand tradition of Venetian Baroque art, *The Madonna and Child with Two and Saints Scholastica,, Roch, Peter,, and Jerome* is an exquisite etching by Francesco Fonteb, created around 1740 after a composition by his mentor, Sebastiano Ricci. This reproductive print captures Ricci's dynamic style—characterized by swirling drapery, dramatic lighting, and a heavenly assembly of figures—translating his oil painting into an intimate, accessible format. The central Madonna tenderly holds the Christ Child, surrounded by protective angels and revered saints, evoking themes of divine intercessio...

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