Madonna mit Kind, dem Johannesknaben und dem hl. Antonius Abbas,

um 1540

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

164 x 199,5 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

9210

Acquisition

1923 aus dem Münchner Kunsthandel erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Giovanni Cariani (Giovanni de' Busi)(zugeschrieben), Madonna mit Kind, dem Johannesknaben und dem hl. Antonius Abbas, um 1540, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/Dn4ZPYoLaK (Last updated on 19.04.2023)

This painting was long considered a work by Titian. It shows the Virgin Mary looking devoutly at her child together with John the Baptist as a boy and St Anthony Abbot, identified by his monk’s habit and the staff with a bell. Cariani created a fantasy landscape as the setting for this sacra conversazione. The masterly depicted view over the expansive Arcadian landscape was inspired by Titian, whereas the strange rock formations on the horizon, in particular, are reminiscent of the works of Netherlandish painters.