The Virgin in Prayer

The Virgin in Prayer

Artist: Sassoferrato (Italian, 1609 - 1685)

Original Dimensions: 28 3/4" x 22 3/4"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (1640-50) "This devotional painting makes us feel as if we are in the same room as the Virgin Mary, who appears almost life-size, praying in quiet devotion. The background is so plain and dark that nothing distracts us from her bowed head framed by a white headdress or her hands pressed gently together. Bright light draws attention to her dazzling blue drapery, giving life to the folds of the fabric. The blue is ultramarine, which was an extremely expensive pigment. Sixteenth-century reformers of the Roman Catholic Church advocated a more personal approach to worship, placing great emphasis on individual contemplation. By the seventeenth century, the subject of the Virgin alone and at prayer had become very common. There are well over a dozen examples by Sassoferrato himself and numerous copies painted by his studio. Sassoferrato was strongly inspired by the work of earlier artists Raphael and Perugino." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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