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In this humanizing yet idealized depiction of the Virgin Mary embracing the baby Jesus, Sandro Botticelli conveys the sacred beauty of maternal love. Mary, expression soft and skin luminous, nuzzles her son’s chubby cheek as he grasps the nape of her neck. An angel, smaller in scale, looks on adoringly. Celebrated in his own time, Botticelli developed a distinctly sentimental and tactile style of painting for both religious and secular subjects.
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| Medium | tempera |
| Dimensions | 59 × 85 Cm |
| Tags | Virgin and child/Madonna and childmotherangelschildrenChristian subjectsChristianityfamiliesfamilyholy familyinteriorlovereligionreligiouswomanwoman with childrenCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairs |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Andreas Schumacher, ed., Botticelli: Likeness, Myth, Devotion, exh. cat.
Andreas Schumacher, ed., Botticelli: Likeness, Myth, Devotion, exh. cat. (Ostfildern, 2009), p. 101, fig. 61.
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Cristina Acidini, Botticelli nel suo tempo
Cristina Acidini, Botticelli nel suo tempo (Milan, 2009), pp. 92–93, ill.
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Larry J. Feinberg, “A Brief History of the Old Masters in the Art Institute of Chicago,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 32
Larry J. Feinberg, “A Brief History of the Old Masters in the Art Institute of Chicago,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 32 (2006), p. 18, fig. 13.
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Museo di Palazzo Strozzi, Sandro Botticelli, March 11 – July 11, 2004, no. 26.
Museo di Palazzo Strozzi, Sandro Botticelli, March 11 – July 11, 2004, no. 26.
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Roberto Salvini, Tutta la pittura del Botticelli, vol. 1,
Roberto Salvini, Tutta la pittura del Botticelli, vol. 1, (Milan, 1958), pp. 67–68, 74, pl. 128.
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on loan to his widow, Leola Epstein, Chicago, 1955–68.
on loan to his widow, Leola Epstein, Chicago, 1955–68.
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The University of Chicago, The Renaissance Society, Max Epstein Memorial Exhibition, 1955, no. 3.
The University of Chicago, The Renaissance Society, Max Epstein Memorial Exhibition, 1955, no. 3.
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The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly 48
The Art Institute of Chicago Quarterly 48 (1954), p. 77.
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bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1954
bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1954
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The Art Institute of Chicago, The Christmas Story in Art, 1938–39 (no cat.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, The Christmas Story in Art, 1938–39 (no cat.).
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Jacques Mesnil, Botticelli
Jacques Mesnil, Botticelli (Paris, 1938), p. 225.
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Carlo Gamba, Botticelli
Carlo Gamba, Botticelli (Milan 1936), p. 94.
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Possibly Dr....
Possibly Dr. Paoletti, Florence [according to a note in the curatorial file, recording the remark of a Dr. Richter, presumably Jean Paul, during a visit to the Epstein home in June 1935]. Jules Féral, Paris, 1907–19 [according to Lightbown 1978]
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The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, 1934, no. 45.
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, 1934, no. 45.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, 1933, no. 108.
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, 1933, no. 108.
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Clarence Joseph Bulliet, Art Masterpieces in a Century of Progress Fine Arts Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago
Clarence Joseph Bulliet, Art Masterpieces in a Century of Progress Fine Arts Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1933), no. 28, ill, n. p.
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Alfred M. Frankfurter, “Art in the Century of Progress,” Fine Arts 20
Alfred M. Frankfurter, “Art in the Century of Progress,” Fine Arts 20 (1933), pp. 11, ill, 60.
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Raimond van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, vol. 12
Raimond van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, vol. 12 (The Hague, 1931), p. 46, fig. 12.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Summer Exhibition: Old Masters Lent by Max Epstein, 1930 (no cat.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, Summer Exhibition: Old Masters Lent by Max Epstein, 1930 (no cat.).
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Esther Singleton, Old World Masters in New World Collections
Esther Singleton, Old World Masters in New World Collections (New York, 1929), pp. 64–66, ill.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Old Masters from the Collections of Cyrus H. McCormick and Max Epstein, 1928 (no cat.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, Old Masters from the Collections of Cyrus H. McCormick and Max Epstein, 1928 (no cat.).
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Rose Valland, “Une Madone de Botticelli,” La Renaissance 11
Rose Valland, “Une Madone de Botticelli,” La Renaissance 11 (1928), p. 354, ill.
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Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin 22
Art Institute of Chicago Bulletin 22 (1928), pp. 76, 82, cover ill.
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sold, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, May 26–27, 1925, lot 20, for 25,500 guilders [according to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue in the Getty Research Institute]....
sold, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, May 26–27, 1925, lot 20, for 25,500 guilders [according to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue in the Getty Research Institute]. Max Epstein (d. 1954), Chicago, from 1925 or 1928 to 1954 [Levey and Mandel 1967 stated that Epstein purchased the work in 1925, but it may not have arrived in the United States until May 1928, corresponding to registrar’s records dated May 15, 1928]
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Old Masters in the Collection of Max Epstein
Old Masters in the Collection of Max Epstein (Chicago, 1928), ill., n. p.
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Wilhelm von Bode, Botticelli: Des Meisters Werke, Klassiker der Kunst 30
Wilhelm von Bode, Botticelli: Des Meisters Werke, Klassiker der Kunst 30 (Berlin and Leipzig, 1926), p. 4, ill.
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Adolfo Venturi, Botticelli
Adolfo Venturi, Botticelli (London, 1925), p. 116, pl. CLXXXV.
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Yukio Yashiro, Sandro Botticelli, vol. 1
Yukio Yashiro, Sandro Botticelli, vol. 1 (London and Boston, 1925), pp. 227, 234; rev. ed. (London and Boston, 1929), p. 239.
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sold by Féral to a Scandinavian collector, 1919 [according to Lightbown 1978]....
sold by Féral to a Scandinavian collector, 1919 [according to Lightbown 1978]. Arnold van Buuren, Naarden, Holland
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Adolfo Venturi, Storia dell’arte italiana, vol. 7, pt. 1
Adolfo Venturi, Storia dell’arte italiana, vol. 7, pt. 1 (Milan, 1911), pp. 601–04, fig. 339.
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J. A. Crowe and G. B. Cavalcaselle, A History of Painting in Italy, ed. R. Langton Douglas, 2d ed., vol. 4
J. A. Crowe and G. B. Cavalcaselle, A History of Painting in Italy, ed. R. Langton Douglas, 2d ed., vol. 4 (New York, 1911), 271.
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Adolfo Venturi, “Une Oeuvre inconnue de Botticelli,” Gazette des beaux-arts 3d ser., 38
Adolfo Venturi, “Une Oeuvre inconnue de Botticelli,” Gazette des beaux-arts 3d ser., 38 (1907), pp. 5–11, ill.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, New Light on Old Masters, Early Italian Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, May 29–July 31, 1993, no cat.
The Art Institute of Chicago, New Light on Old Masters, Early Italian Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, May 29–July 31, 1993, no cat.
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Glad Tidings of Great Joy: Christmas at the Art Institute of Chicago
Glad Tidings of Great Joy: Christmas at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1993), p. 93, ill. frontpiece.
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Christopher Lloyd, Italian Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection
Christopher Lloyd, Italian Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection (Chicago, 1993), pp.41–44, ill.
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Nicoletta Pons, Botticelli: catalogo completo
Nicoletta Pons, Botticelli: catalogo completo (Milan, 1989), p. 55, no. 8, ill.
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Ronald Lightbrown, Sandro Botticelli, vol. 2
Ronald Lightbrown, Sandro Botticelli, vol. 2 (London, 1978), p. 17, no. A13, ill.
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Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections
Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972), pp. 33, 328, 571.
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (New York, 1970), pp. 30–31, ill.
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Michael Levy and Gabriele Mandel, The Complete Paintings of Botticelli, Eng. ed.
Michael Levy and Gabriele Mandel, The Complete Paintings of Botticelli, Eng. ed. (New York, 1967), p. 86, no. 9, fig. 9.
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Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84
Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84 (1966), p. 203, fig. 37.
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Roberto Salvini, All the Paintings of Botticelli, trans. John Grillenzoni, pt. 2
Roberto Salvini, All the Paintings of Botticelli, trans. John Grillenzoni, pt. 2 (New York, 1965), pp. 75–76, 83, pl. 128.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 29.
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