Artist
Carlo Dolci (Italian (Florentine), 1616–1687)Italian (Florentine), 1616–1687
CultureItalian
Titles
- Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Datec. 1635
PlaceItaly
MediumOil on wood
DimensionsPanel: 31 1/8 × 31 1/8 in. (79.1 × 79.1 cm)
Frame: 37 5/8 × 38 × 2 1/2 in. (95.6 × 96.5 × 6.4 cm)
Frame: 37 5/8 × 38 × 2 1/2 in. (95.6 × 96.5 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Herbert Godwin
Object number46.28
Non exposé
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Exhibition History"Depictions of the Advent in Early European Art," Tyler Museum of Art, Texas, December 12, 1982–February 6, 1983.
"Virgin and Child", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22, 1993–January 1994.
"The Medici’s Painter: Carlo Dolci and 17th-Century Florence," Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, August 24, 2017–January 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The Latin inscription on the ribbon entwined around St. John's cross translates: "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world"
Printed labels on verso top stretcher:
Arnold Wiggins & Sons / Limited 4. Bury Street / St James's / London SW1 / Picture Frame Makers / Carvers and Gilders (label flanked with maker's esutcheon)
(logo) Thermo Lignum / This object has been treated with the patented / environmentally-friendly THERMO LIGNUM process. / We guarantee that it has been completely freed from infestations without the use of / chemicals / Date: (in ink) 22.5.2000 Invoice No. 1010 / Carocci (?) gilded / frame (initialed) / For and on behalf of Thermo Lignum UK Ltd
Arnold Wiggins & Sons / Limited 4. Bury Street / St James's / London SW1 / Picture Frame Makers / Carvers and Gilders (label flanked with maker's esutcheon)
(logo) Thermo Lignum / This object has been treated with the patented / environmentally-friendly THERMO LIGNUM process. / We guarantee that it has been completely freed from infestations without the use of / chemicals / Date: (in ink) 22.5.2000 Invoice No. 1010 / Carocci (?) gilded / frame (initialed) / For and on behalf of Thermo Lignum UK Ltd
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