The Virgin appearing to San Filippo Neri
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 21 5/16 × 12 9/16 in. (54.2 × 31.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.602.806
Art Historical Context
In the Prints gallery of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, visitors encounter *The Virgin Appearing to San Filippo N*, a striking 18th-century etching engraving collaboratively produced by Venetian artists Teodoro Viero Francesco Maggiotto, Giambettino Caroli between 1760 and 1819. This devotional scene captures a mystical vision of the Virgin Mary manifesting before Saint Philip Neri (1515–1595), the charismatic Roman priest and founder of the Orians, known for his ecstatic religious experiences and joyful spirituality. The artwork reflects the enduring Catholic tradition of Marian apparitions,...