Mother and Child

Name/Title

Mother and Child

Entry/Object ID

5148

Description

Portrait of a woman dressed in red holding a nude baby in a white cloth.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Context

Dolci was a prestigious Italian painter of the 1600s, patronized by the Medici family and a specialist of religious themes. He opened his own workshop in Florence at just 16 years old, and from there rose to prominence, becoming known for his extreme attention to detail and perfectionist personality.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul University, gift of Lawrence Everett Singer

Made/Created

Artist

Dolci, Carlo

Notes

Creation Date: 17th century

Ethnography

Notes

Europe, Italy Baroque

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

PAINTINGS

Dimensions

Dimension Description

WHOLE

Width

22-1/4 in

Depth

2-1/4 in

Length

29 in