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Description: | From the 1740s Corrado Giaquinto was considered Rome's leading Rococo decorative and fresco painter. Some admirers heralded him as the most important artist in Europe. After completing his training in Naples, Giaquinto established himself in Rome in 1727 where he soon gained his reputation. Consequently he gained steady patronage from some of the great European powers: the Spanish Bourbons, the Savoy's of Turin and Pope Benedict XIV. In 1753 Giaquinto moved to Madrid where he was appointed First Painter to the King of Spain', a role he held for the rest of his life. Virgin and Child with an Angel, probably painted in the early 1740s, exemplifies Giaquinto's Roman Rococo style, its exquisite pastel palette of pale pinks and blue, and its elegant forms and gestures, like the Virgin's beautifully foreshortened right hand holding her shawl, are typical of this refined artist's delicate technique. The composition of the Virgin and Child forms a pyramid, heralding the artist's development towards a more classicising style, while the dark colouring of the accompanying angel on the left recalls Giaquinto's earlier Neapolitan work. This painting, probably made for private devotion, is infused with a sense of piety and quiet reverence unique to Giaquinto's sacred paintings. | Subjects: | religion (Virgin and Child) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Giaquinto, Corrado (Italian painter, 1703-1765) Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to Trevisani, Francesco (Italian painter, 1656-1746) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8403... | Go to resource |
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