Virgin and Child in Glory Worshipped by Two Monk Saints
n.d.
Medium
Red chalk, with brush and red chalk wash, on tan laid paper
Dimensions
26.4 × 17.3 cm (10 7/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81808
Art Historical Context
Bernardo Strozzi, a 17th-century Genoese painter known asil Prete Genovese" (the Genoese Priest) for his early monastic life as a Capuchin fri, created this exquisite drawing titled *Virgin and Child in Glory Worshipped by Monk Saints*. Rendered in red chalk with brush and wash on tan laid paper, intimate 26.4 × 17.3 cm sheet captures a heavenly vision of the Madonna and Christ Child enthroned amid radiant glory, adored by two monk saints below. This devotional theme resonates with the Baroque era's emphasis on emotional piety during the Counter-Reformation. Strozzi's mastery shines in his fl...
About the Artist
Bernardo Strozzi
Strozzi was one of the most influential painters in Italy during the early 17th century, particularly in Genoa and Venice. His powerful and painterly religious works, genre scenes, and portraits are distinguished by their rich, glowing color and broad, energetic brushstrokes. Comment on works: Still Life; Religious; Portraits