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Saints Presenting a Devout Woman to the Virgin and Child

Saints Presenting a Devout Woman to the Virgin and Child

1720s
(Italian, 1687–1767)
Framed: 185 x 149 x 6.5 cm (72 13/16 x 58 11/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 172 x 135.5 cm (67 11/16 x 53 3/8 in.)

Description

A devout woman, shown at lower right, is presented by saints and an angel to the central Virgin and Child. In clockwise order from her is Saint Lucy, identified by the cauldron and sword at her feet; Saint Agnes, by the lamb; Saint Scholastica, by the dove she holds; and Saint Benedict, characterized by his crozier and Benedictine habit. Slightly below the central Madonna is Saint Veronica, whose head is covered. Behind Saint Veronica, Saint Anthony of Padua, wearing a Franciscan habit and holding a lily stalk, stands in a pose of adoration. Below Saint Anthony and next to the woman is an angel. The identity of the woman is uncertain, but she may be the painting's patron. Pittoni uses dramatic gestures and elegant drapery, while the soft treatment of light and rich colors reflect Pittoni's study of French Rococo art during his stay in France in 1720. In the crowded composition, Pittoni has emphasized the importance of the religious event. His experimentation with composition is evident in the legs of Saint Agnes's lamb; as the painting has aged, a third front leg that Pittoni had painted over has become visible.
  • 1982-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
    Until 1982
    (Newhouse Galleries, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    Possibly 1941-1982
    Baron André Descamps, Brussels, possibly consigned to Newhouse Galleries
    1941
    (Galerie Fievez, Brussels, sale, June 23-24, 1941, no. 232
    1927
    (Galerie Georges Giroux, Brussels, Broerman sale, March 21, 1927, lot 24, as Giambattista Tiepolo)
    Possibly 1924-1927
    Eugene Broerman [1860-1930], Brussels, consigned to Galerie Georges Giroux
    Piccoli collection, Venice
    1720s
    Possibly a palace chapel, Belluno, Italy
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    George, Hardy. La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Art from North American Collections. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 2010.
    George, Hardy. La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Art from North American Collections. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 2010.
    Broerman, Eug. Catalogue de la collection Eugène Broerman: tableaux anciens detout premier ordre, dessins et meubles anciens, tapis précieux : la vente publique en aura lieu, par le ministère de maître E. Denayer, huissier, 19, rue Ernest-Allard, à Bruxelles le lundi 21 mars 1927, à 2 heures dans les salles de la Galerie Georges Giroux. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1927.
    Galerie Fievez. Tableaux anciens et modernes, sculptures, mobiliers, argenteries, bijoux; verres gravés, antiquités, dessins, gravures, livres. Bruxelles: Galerie Fievez, 1941.
    George, Hardy. La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Art from North American Collections. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 2010.
    Broerman, Eug. Catalogue de la collection Eugène Broerman: tableaux anciens detout premier ordre, dessins et meubles anciens, tapis précieux : la vente publique en aura lieu, par le ministère de maître E. Denayer, huissier, 19, rue Ernest-Allard, à Bruxelles le lundi 21 mars 1927, à 2 heures dans les salles de la Galerie Georges Giroux. [Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1927.
    Galerie Fievez. Tableaux anciens et modernes, sculptures, mobiliers, argenteries, bijoux; verres gravés, antiquités, dessins, gravures, livres. Bruxelles: Galerie Fievez, 1941.
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    Zava Boccazzi, Franca. Pittoni. Venezia: Alfieri, 1979
    George, Hardy. La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Art from North American Collections. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 2010.
    Galerie Fievez. Tableaux anciens et modernes, sculptures, mobiliers, argenteries, bijoux; verres gravés, antiquités, dessins, gravures, livres. Bruxelles: Galerie Fievez, 1941.
    Galerie George Ciroux: Catalogue de la Collection Eugène Broerman. 1927. Reproduced: P. 48, no. 24, pl. 17
    Còggiola Pittoni, Laura. Opere Inedite, Rivendicate o poco note di Giambattista Pittoni. Venezia, 1933. Reproduced: P.31, fig. 35
    Pittoni, Laura Cogiola. "Pseudo influenza francese nell'arte di Giambattista Pittoni." Rivista di Venezia XII, no. 8 (August 1933): 399-412. Mentioned: P. 410, no. 23
    Galerie Fievez (Brussels). Catalogue d'une vente publique de tableaux anciens et modernes, sculptures, mobiliers, argenteries,bijoux, collection de verres gravés, antiquités, dessins, gravures, livres. La vente, organisée au bénéfice de l'Oeuvre Nationale de Service Social aux Familles de Militaires aura lieu à la Galerie Fernand Fievez par ministère de Me. H. Nicaise, huissier, ... à Bruxelles les lundi 23 et mardi 24 juin 1941. Bruxelles: Fievez, 1941. Reproduced: P. 48, no. 232, pl. VI
    Ruggeri, Ugo. Corpus graphicum Bergomense. Disegni inediti di collezioni bergamasche. Bergamo, Italy: Monumenta Bergomensia, 1969. Reproduced: p. 29. (drawing)
    Zava Boccazzi, Franca. Pittoni. Venezia, Italy: Alfieri, 1979. Reproduced: p. 187
    Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review for 1982." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art LXX, no. 1(January, 1983): 3-55. Reproduced: cover, p. 14; Mentioned p. 50, no. 15
    Martineau, Jane, and Andrew Robison. The Glory of Venice: Art in the Eighteenth Century. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1994. Reproduced: p. 140, p. 486
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    Arslan, W. "Breve Nota su Pittoni." Bollettino d'Arte del Ministero della Educazione Nazionale Ser. IV, no. XXXVI (1951): 27-30. Mentioned: P. 30, n. 6
  • The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
    The Allure of La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Art. Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK (organizer) (September 9, 2010-January 2, 2011).
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