Minneapolis Institute of Art

Madonna and Child in the Clouds

Engraver: Cornelis Bloemaert; After Abraham Bloemaert

Date

1625

Medium

Engraving and etching

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

For many decades, Abraham Bloemaert was the leading Catholic painter in the Dutch Republic. His was a family business, with his son Cornelis making prints based on Abraham’s designs. Catholicism was tolerated by the Protestant majority, but Catholics had to hide their churches behind discreet façades; their devotion had to be private. Bloemaert’s star-studded recasting of Federico Barocci’s heavenly Virgin could be used for private devotion in the home. Netherlands, Europe

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