© National Gallery of Scotland
The Immaculate Conception
Artist: Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli (1654 - 1735)
Location: National Gallery of Scotland
Date: circa 1700
Materials: marble
Dimensions: height: 111cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £80,000 (Total: £240,000)
Vendor: Lopez de Aragon
Review number: 5644 (2005)
Provenance:
Private collection, Spain; Lopez de Aragon, Madrid.
Description:
A standing figure of the Virgin Mary with her hands clasped across her breast. She stands on a cloud with two heads of cherubim encompassed by the horns of a crescent moon. This work displays Ponsonelli's virtuoso technique - the varied surface treatment provides flickering reflections to enhance the surging and billowing of the Virgin's draperies.
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