The Virgin with arms crossed over her chest, looking up to the left, in an oval frame, after Reni
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 15 13/16 × 11 1/4 in. (40.2 × 28.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.4591
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the serene engraving *The Virgin with Arms Crossed over Her Chest, Looking Up the Left, in an Oval Frame, after Reni* (1640–45), French engraver Gilles Rousseletfully reproduces a devotional image originally painted by the acclaimed Italian Baroque artist Guido Reni. Reni, a leading figure of the Bolognese school, was renowned for his graceful, idealized religious figures that blended classical elegance with emotional piety. Here, the Virgin Mary gazes heavenward in quiet contemplation, her crossed arms symbolizing humility and prayer—a motif evoking Counter-Reformation devotion during a ti...
About the Artist
Gilles Rousselet|Gilles Rousselet|Guido Reni (French|French|Italian) · 1614 |1614 |1575 –1686 |1686 |1642
French, Paris 1614–1686 Paris|French, Paris 1614–1686 Paris|Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna