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Description: | This painting shows the young Virgin Mary in contemplation. The gesture of her crossed hands and her calm beatific air indicates that it shows Mary just after the Angel Gabriel has left her, after telling her the news that she would bear the Christ Child. In this moment, Mary's soul is believed to have entered a sublime state as she meditated on the divine and first felt the sweet sensation of the Child within her womb. The painting has been attributed to Andrea Sacchi and circle of Carlo Maratti, two artists who worked in a restrained style influenced by Raphael. | Subjects: | religion (Virgin Mary) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Italian School Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to circle of Maratti, Carlo (Italian painter, 1625-1713) Previously attributed to Sacchi, Andrea (Italian painter, 1599-1661) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8688... | Go to resource |
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