The Immaculate Conception
Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli, c. 1700
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.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Immaculate Conception, c. 1700
Date supported
2005
Medium and material
Marble
Dimensions
Height: 111 cm
Grant
80000
Total cost
240000
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