Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
66 x 45-1/4 in. (canvas) 69-1/2 x 48 x 1-3/4 in. (framed)
Mark Description
Inscribed in brown paint, lower right: RIÇI, PICT, | REGI
Accession Number
Credit Line
Anonymous Art Fund in memory of Louisa A. Vonnegut Peirce
Copyright
Collection
European Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
Color Palette
Provenance
Granados Collection, Madrid, Spain, until 2002;{1} (Whitfield Fine Art Ltd., London, England); acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2006. {1} According to Clovis Whitfield, prior to its export in 2003, the painting has always been in Spain (Ministerio de Educación y Cultura Permiso de Exportación, n. 682/2002).
Gallery Labels
In a subject that became popular in Spain during the 17th century, an angel appears to St. Joseph in a dream and explains that Mary has miraculously conceived a child. The luminous angel points to a vision of Mary with the infant Christ in her womb and the dove of the Holy Spirit above her. The veneration of the expectant Virgin as protectress of women in childbirth was prevalent at the Spanish court.
The artist’s forceful draftsmanship, fluid brushwork, and radiant color exemplify the most important tendencies of late Baroque painting in Madrid.
Rizi was born in Spain, the son of a Bolognese painter who worked for Philip II at the royal complex of El Escorial. In 1656 Rizi became royal painter to Philip IV. He was also a stage designer.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Spain: Art and Empire in the Golden Age
San Diego Museum of Art
May 18, 2019 - September 2, 2019
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 11, 2009 - January 3, 2010
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