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Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Dominic and Angels

ca. 1612
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 620
Ten figures are tightly woven together, compressed against the picture plane in an idiosyncratic combination of flickering paint surfaces taken from Parmigianino and the unexpected, angular bodily contortions of Ludovico Carracci. The result is otherworldly and unbelievable, but highly stimulating visually. Procaccini began as a sculptor, but by 1610 had established himself as a painter in Milan. This altarpiece, likely commissioned by the Spanzotta family around 1612, represents the Institution of the Rosary, established by Saint Dominic, clothed in black and white, whose body is mirrored by Saint Francis, dressed in his humble brown habit.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child with Saints Francis and Dominic and Angels
  • Artist: Giulio Cesare Procaccini (Italian, Bologna 1574–1625 Milan)
  • Date: ca. 1612
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 101 1/8 x 56 3/8 in. (256.9 x 143.2 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Enid A. Haupt Gift, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.209
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Virgin and Child, Giulio Cesare Procaccini Italian, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Virgin and Child
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
1574–1625
Study for the Pietà, Giulio Cesare Procaccini Italian, Charcoal, highlighted with white gouache, squared in charcoal, on blue paper
Study for the Pietà
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
1604
Saint Francis, Federico Barocci Italian, Oil on canvas
Saint Francis
Federico Barocci
ca. 1600–1604
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