The Madonna in Sorrow
after Giovanni Battista Salvi Sassoferrato (Sassoferrato 1609 - Rome 1685)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1700 - 1799
Materials
Oil on copper
Measurements
152 x 102 mm (6 x 4 in)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1196063
Summary
Oil painting on copper, The Madonna in Sorrow, after Giovanni Battista Salvi Sassoferrato (Sassoferrato 1609 - Rome 1685). A half length of the Madonna, facing, hands clasped together in front of chest. Wearing blue robes with white lining over a red gown. Against plain brown background. A prime version is in the Uffizi, Florence.
Provenance
Miss Adelaide Watt (1857-1921); Trustees of the late Miss Adelaide Watt, 1921-1942; Liverpool Museum / NMGM / NML, 1943-2010; National Trust from 2010
Marks and inscriptions
No. 150 / 100 / 620 (written in black ink on small sticky label with blue border)
Makers and roles
after Giovanni Battista Salvi Sassoferrato (Sassoferrato 1609 - Rome 1685), artist after Carlo Dolci (Florence 1616 – Florence 1687), artist