Virgin and Child, c. 1662. Creator: Anna Maria Carew (British).

Virgin and Child, c. 1662. Creator: Anna Maria Carew (British).

2-747-687 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Virgin and Child, c. 1662. Larger in size than most portrait miniatures, the Madonna and Child by Anna Maria Carew is a cabinet miniature, or a small work on vellum, enamel, or ivory that copies a full-scale oil painting. In this case the original painting was by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck, and engraved by Paulus Pontius around 1630 shortly after it was painted. As a cabinet miniature, this work is somewhat unusual because of its religious subject and its simplicity. Cabinet miniatures tended instead to reproduce paintings of dramatic subjects and climactic moments in myths or religious stories. They could be hung on the wall or stored in elaborate and specially designed furniture, and they were often displayed in the smaller, more private rooms of a house.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Watercolour heightened with gum on vellum, with gold

Picture Type
  1. Portrait miniature

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4671x4580
File Size : 62,676kb


Aliases

  1. 2008.148
  1. 166198
  1. 0940024763
  1. 2-747-687
  1. 2008.148
  1. 2747687

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