Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist (after del Sarto)
after Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486 - Florence 1530)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
699 x 552 mm (27½ x 21¾ in)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 724306
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist (after del Sarto), a 17th century variant of the original painting by after Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486 – Florence 1530) in the Pitti Palace, Florence. The Madonna is seen in profile, half-length to the left. Christ sits on her lap and holds his mother’s left hand with his right. He looks towards Saint John who stands behind on the left and touches Christ on the shoulder.
Provenance
Robert Nelson (1656-1714/15), the religious writer; bequeathed by him to his executor, Henry Hoare I (1677-1725) and thence by descent; given to the National Trust along with Stourhead house, its grounds, and the rest of contents in 1946.
Credit line
Stourhead, The Hoare Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
after Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486 - Florence 1530), artist
References
Ant. Natali & Aless. Cecchi, Andrea del Sarto, 1989, no.68