Name: BARBARA LONGHI (RAVENNA 1552-C.1638)
Brand: The Madonna and Child
Price: 16000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

BARBARA LONGHI (RAVENNA 1552-C.1638)
The Madonna and Child
oil on canvas, unframed
16¹⁄₈ x 12⁵⁄₈ in. (40.1 x 32.1 cm.)

with Subert, Milan, circa 1980.
Private collection, Italy.
Private collection, Pistoia.

Liana De Girolami Cheney, Barbara Longhi of Ravenna: 1552–1638, London, forthcoming June 2023.

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Lot Essay

Barbara Longhi was born to a family of artists in Ravenna. Her father, Luca, was a skilled portraitist. He trained his son, Francesco, and his daughter. Together the family collaborated on large altarpieces for local churches. Barbara's work often resembles that of her father but on a smaller scale. She favored the subject of the Virgin and Child, returning to the theme over and over again. By 1600, when the present work was completed, she abandoned full-figured representations and paired down the landscape backgrounds to create simple, pious images.

The present painting will be included in Liana De Girolami Cheney's forthcoming book Barbara Longhi of Ravenna: 1552-1638. We are grateful for her assistance in cataloguing this lot.