The Virgin and Child in Glory (La Vierge Coupee)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1673
The Virgin and Child ascending on a cloud, surrounded by cherubs. Commissioned in 1673 as an altarpiece for the Archepiscopal Palace in Seville and remained there until the Peninsular War. The work was cut, the upper part of the Virgin's figure and the Child removed and a copy substituted. This portion came to England, the mutilated canvas was eventually acquired by Lord Overstone in 1862. The two original parts were reuinited by Signor Pinti, working in the National Gallery.
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Title of artwork, date
The Virgin and Child in Glory (La Vierge Coupee), 1673
Date supported
1953
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
231 x 164 cm
Grant
5000
Total cost
5000
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