The Madonna with the Seven Founders of the Servite Order
c. 1728
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
174.8 × 115.7 cm (68 13/16 × 45 9/16 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
94125
Art Historical Context
In the hallowed tradition of 18th-century Roman religious art, Agostinoucci's *The Madonna with the Seven of the Servite Order (c. 1728) captures a moment of profound devotion. This oil-on-canvas painting, measuring nearly six by four feet, depicts the Virgin Mary surrounded by the seven Florentine who founded the Servite in 1233. Inspired by a vision of the Madonna, these holy founders established the Order of Servants Mary, dedicated to meditating on her Seven Sorrows—a theme central to Catholic spirituality amid the Counter-Reformation's emphasis on Marian piety. Masucci, a prominent late ...