Philippe de ChampaigneFrankrijk, 1602–1674The Virgin Mary
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Waar is „The Virgin Mary” nu? Harvard Art Museums, Gallery 2400, floor 2, European Art, 17th century, Cambridge. Ja, nu te zien. Gecontroleerd 29 september 2026.
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The Flemish master Philippe de Champaigne pursued a successful career in France, where he produced altarpieces, devotional images, and portraits, served as first painter to the queen, and was a founding member of the French Academy. The emotional restraint typical of the French classical tradition informs Champaigne’s two devotional pictures: The Virgin Mary, at right (1978.546), and Saint Joseph, at left (1978.545). Both are isolated against a softly lit landscape. Champaigne highlights Joseph’s divinity by replacing his carpentry tools, cast on the ground to his right, with a white lily, denoting the purity of Christ’s conception. Draped in a robe and veil of the same rich palette as her husband’s attire, the Virgin reads a book, which underscores her fidelity to scripture. Forming halos around their heads, the light shining through the clouds behind them reinforces their sacred status. The copper support, which concentrates and clarifies the colors, heightens this effect.
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- Inventarisnummer
- 1978.546
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