The Virgin and Child with a Book
style of Flemish School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
648 x 470 mm (25 1/2 x 18 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Flanders (Belgium from 1830)
Order this imageCollection
Packwood House, Warwickshire
NT 557786
Summary
Oil painting on panel, The Virgin and Child, style of a 16th century Flemish school, 17th century. The Madonna seated to the left, seen between parted curtains; the Child on her lap, playing with a book. The picture, which is labelled 'French, early 17th century' appears to be a poor copy or pastiche of a 16th century Flemish Mannerist painter.
Provenance
Given with house and contents by Graham Baron Ash (1889 - 1981) in 1941
Marks and inscriptions
French School, early 17th century
Makers and roles
style of Flemish School, artist French School, artist