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Description: | The Head of a Girl is a full-scale copy of the Virgin Annunciate (Galleria Sabauda, Turin) by the Roman painter Pompeo Batoni (1708-1787), dated c. 1741. There is another almost identical version (Louvre, Paris). The Madonna in The Virgin Annunciate is based on the same figure in The Holy Family (Count Cesare Merenda Farneti, Forli); here with the Christ child on her lap and Joseph in the background. Many versions of this 'type' exist indicating the popularity of this image. Batoni who trained in his father's goldsmith's workshop, only started his painting career in 1727 in Rome where he made copies after the Renaissance masters, selling them to pay for his training. Three of his sons become assistants in his workshop and may be responsible for some of the copies after Batoni's prototypes. He became one of the Italian painters most popular with Grand Tourists and is best known for his portraits. | Subjects: | religion (Virgin?); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Batoni, Pompeo (Italian painter and draftsman, 1708-1787) and studio Æ Attributed to Previously attributed to manner of Dolci, Carlo (Italian painter, 1616-1687) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8770... | Go to resource |
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