Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist - Jacopino del Conte

Through prior bequest of Joseph Winterbotham; through prior gifts of Sara Lee Corporation in memory of its founder, Nathan Cummings, the Antiquarian Society, and Robert Allerton; Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson, A. A. Munger, and Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collections; Rhoades Foundation Fund

European Art Paintings

"Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist" by Jacopino del Conte (1535–40) Oil on panel.

Commentary

"Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist" by Jacopino del Conte (1535–40) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast rather than t hrough narrative alone. Themes to notice include Mannerism, painting. This piece is held in the source collection's Painting and Sculpture of Europe collection. Jacopino del Conte is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Jacopino del Conte (Italian, c. The work is cataloged within a Italy cultural context. It is associated with the Mannerism period. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as painting, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil on panel) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (165.5 × 126.7 × 5.8 cm (65 3/16 × 49 15/16 × 2 5/16 in.); Framed: 198.5 × 159.6 × 32.3 cm (78 1/8 × 62 13/16 × 12 3/4 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include Mannerism, painting. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/269805

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data