The Coronation of the Virgin (after Jacopo di Cione)
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1877
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
279 x 203 mm (11 x 8 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343181.10
Summary
Oil painting on panel, The Coronation of the Virgin, after the altarpiece attributed to Jacopo di Cione (National Gallery, London), by Rebecca Dulcibella Ferrers Orpen, later Mrs Edward Dering (1830 – 1923), 1877. Against a backdrop of blue cloth patterned with gold fleur-de-lys, the Virgin kneels before and is crowned by a Christ-like male figure. There are three pairs of music-making angels below. Another figure at the far left holds a tablet.
Provenance
Acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980
Credit line
Baddesley Clinton, The Ferrers Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980)
Makers and roles
Rebecca Dulcibella Orpen (1829/30 - 1923), artist