Virgin with Christ Child and Saint Jerome
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number
1901-39-61
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Virgin with Christ Child and Saint Jerome** *Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823), ca. 1800* Felice Giani, a prominent Italian artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, captures a tender moment in this devotional scene featuring the Virgin Mary cradling the Christ Child alongside Saint Jerome, the revered scholar and Doctor of the Church. Created around 1800, during the neoclassical era, the work reflects Giani's mastery of graceful figures and classical harmony, influenced by his studies of ancient Roman art and Pompeian frescoes. Though the medium remains under research, its classi...