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| Keywords: Carlo Francesco Nuvolone - Madonna and Child - Walters 37463.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749458 Creator Carlo Francesco Nuvolone en The Madonna holds the Christ Child who raises two fingers in a gesture of blessing Their tender bond expressed through the sweetness and gracefulness of the figures reveals Nuvolone's study of the famous Madonnas painted by Raphael 1483-1520 see Walters 37 484 The slightly elongated proportions add elegance to the figural style By the use of sfumato the almost imperceptible blending of light and shade the figures emerge softly and luminously from the dark background Although the artist was active in the 17th century the lightness of his manner would have made him eminently attractive to 18th-century patrons ca 1620 1662 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 99 8 80 4 accession number 37 463 12803 ProvenanceEvent Cardinal label on reverse reads la possession de Cardinal ProvenanceEvent Prince Napoléon 1868 label on reverse reads appartient au Prince Napoléon Palais Royal 1868 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1897 catalogue no 185 as Guercino Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 Number On reverse stencilled in black 905 A Seal Abraded red wax seal on reverse; Transcription On reverse on paper label G F Barbieri Transcription On reverse in script Le Tableau par Guercino autrefois dans la possession de Cardinal appartient au Prince Napoléon Palais Royal 1868 place of origin Lombardy cite book Federico Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore Walters Art Gallery 1976 2463997 en 378 496 Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Carlo Francesco Nuvolone Paintings of Madonna and Child in the United States 17th-century paintings of Madonna and Child 17th-century religious paintings in the United States Baroque paintings of Madonna and Child Women looking down in art | ||||
