Bust of the Virgin / Bartolomeo Coriolano
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.141
- Title
- Bust of the Virgin
- Artist
- Bartolomeo Coriolano
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- (ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)
- Medium and Support
- chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Lazio (region)
- Roma (province)
- Rome (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Lazio (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Roma (province)
- Creation Place 5
- Rome (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. Frederick Hoffman
- Style/Group/Movement
- Baroque
- Period
- Europe, Baroque (1590-1750)
- Dimensions
- 15.8 cm x 12.7 cm (6 1/4 in. x 5 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- chiaroscuro woodcut
- Physical Description
- This small print depicts a bust-length portrait of a woman within an oval frame. She turns slightly to her left and gazes downward. A bright halo encircles her head.
- Subject Matter
- This intimate portrait of the Virgin Mary notably omits the infant Christ and instead focuses upon her alone. The close looking demanded by the small scale of the print augments this emphasis, as does the series of concentric circular shapes created by the frame and halos that direct attention toward her face. Many a devout Christian in the period prayed to the Virgin as a protectress who would intercede on their behalf with Christ and God and appeal for mercy. As a reproducible and relatively inexpensive image, this small and skillfully-wrought print was thus designed to fulfill widespread devotional needs.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2250 x 2851
- File Size
- 431 KB
- Record
- 2007/2.141
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.141/2007_2.141.jpg
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"Bust of the Virgin; Bartolomeo Coriolano." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2007-sl-2.141/2007_2.141.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.
