Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
By Jacques Blanchard, c. 1628
Curatorial Notes
Like other ambitious painters of his day, Jacques Blanchard began his career with years of travel and study in Italy before establishing himself in Paris. Blanchard's itinerary took him to Rome, Venice, and Turin, before his return to Paris via Lyon. This tender painting of the Christ Child approached by his cousin, Saint John the Baptist, probably belongs to these years of travel. Blanchard drew on works by Titian and Veronese that he had seen in Venice for the dynamic poses and warm light, but he evidently still felt some uncertainty in the placement of the figures in space.
Artwork Identification
Title Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Title (PT) Virgem e Menino com Santa Isabel e o Menino São João Batista
Title (ES) Virgen y el Niño con Santa Isabel y el Niño San Juan Bautista
Artist Jacques Blanchard
Artist Bio Jacques Blanchard (French, 1600–1638)
Date c. 1628
Work Type Painting
Location & Collection
Institution Art Institute of Chicago
Source View Museum Page
License Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
