Madonna Protecting two members of a Confraternity
Paolo Veronese (Verona 1528 -Venice 1588)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1582
Materials
Ink engraving on paper.
Measurements
304 x 226 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.41
Summary
(Folio 16, recto, upper print) Madonna Protecting two members of a Confraternity, The Madonna with her arms open to protect two members of a confraternity who kneel before her, one on either side in profile facing centre; under her cloak are also two cherubs; after a lost painting by Veronese.
Marks and inscriptions
In margin below image: Lettered in margin below image with eight lines of verse in Italian, beginning "Color che uniti in charita perfetta" and ending "E in ciel gli tira a la beata gloria", with publisher's address "Horatio Bertelli for."
Makers and roles
Paolo Veronese (Verona 1528 -Venice 1588), creator Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557 - Parma 1602), creator