Madonna with Sleeping Child

Date
2nd half of the 17th c. (?)
Object type
painting
Technique
oil
Material
canvas
Dimensions
111,3 x 92,8 cm
Acquisition date
1793
Location
The Palace on the Isle - Picture Gallery, ground floor
Marks and inscriptions
red number 816 of the Stanisław August collection, bottom left
Place of Origin
Italy (Europe)
Owner
The Royal Łazienki
Museum number
ŁKr 952
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 … The painting is eclectic in style and is reminiscent both of 17th-century French paintings, e.g. the circle of Simon Vouet, as well as the Bolognese and Roman schools of the second half of the 17th century. Such stylization of the figure of the Madonna—the manner of draping the fichu over the shoulders, and the coiffure—was disseminated in French and Italian, as well as Spanish art of the second and third quarters of the 17th century. [D. Juszczak, H. Małachowicz, The Stanisław August Collection of Paintings at the Royal Łazienki. Catalogue, Royal Łazienki Museum, Warsaw 2016, no. 132, p. 480.]