Hans von Marées
(1837-1887)
Madonna mit dem heiligen Petrus und einem Stifter (nach Palma Vecchio),
1865
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
83,3 x 108 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
1865 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Hans von Marées, Madonna mit dem heiligen Petrus und einem Stifter (nach Palma Vecchio), 1865, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/Qlx2d0eGXq (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
In 1864 Schack sent the young Marées to Rome to further his artistic education by copying Old Masters. The painter produced only the four replicas displayed here, complaining to Schack in 1865 that ‘an activity like this can never be very stimulating or worthwhile’. Palma Vecchio’s picture was originally a private devotional image, probably commissioned by the donor depicted in the left foreground. It is a sacra conversazione, a type of image featuring the Virgin and Child with saints that was popular in Venice, where Palma Vecchio worked.
