Virgin Mary With Child, St. Anthony The Abbot And John The Evangelist — Giovan Battista Trotti Called Il Malosso

Virgin Mary with Child, St. Anthony the Abbot and John the Evangelist

Explore 'Virgin Mary...' by Il Malosso! A Baroque masterpiece featuring Mary, John & Anthony in a richly detailed architectural setting. Discover this 16th-century Italian oil painting.


giovan battista trotti called il malosso (1555 - 1619)

giovan battista trotti (il malosso) was a 16th-century Italian painter & architect known for Baroque altarpieces, tender religious scenes, and work for the Farnese family. Explore his drawings & paintings at ArtsDot!

Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese (Piacenza, Italy)

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After his studies in Cremona, Il Malosso was active in Piacenza from 1585 to 1615. His works, inspired by the principles of the Counter-Reformation, recall Correggio’s lesson for the sense of calm devotion and the tenderness that bonds the characters. In this canvas a majestic architectural background is used as a stage for the “Holy Conversation” between the Virgin Mary with the Child, St. John the Evangelist and St. Anthony the Abbot.