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Madonna and Child in Glory Appearing to St Stephen and Three Other Saints (© Northampton Museum and Art Gallery)
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© Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

Madonna and Child in Glory Appearing to St Stephen and Three Other Saints

Artist: Corrado Giaquinto (1703 - 1765)

Location: Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

Materials: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 46 x 25 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,689 (Total: £12,000; tax remission)

Vendor: Executor of Mrs Aurora C. Young

Review number: 4471 (1997)

Provenance:
1963 in the collection of Eric E. Young; loaned to Bowes Museum 1964-87; loaned to Northampton since 1987.

Description:
A study for a larger work. Baroque in style. Madonna and Child up high upon a cloud supported by cherubs. Four figures kneel below looking upward.

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