The Virgin with the Christ Child and Saint Anne

Juan de (Vicente Juan Masip) Juanes

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Juan de (Vicente Juan Masip) Juanes

Fuente la Higuera, Valencia, 1503 - Bocairente, Valencia, 1579

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The Virgin with the Christ Child and Saint Anne

Ca. 1540. Oil on panel.
Not on display

Described in the early 19th century as a “composition worthy of Raphael”, there are close parallels with that artist’s work, from the figure of Mary to the Infant Christ’s face. Co-existing with this reference are others to the Valencian tradition of Italianate origin, such as the figure of Saint Anne (which is close to the work of Fernando Yáñez), and to the Flemish tradition in the lush, tranquil landscape. This early work was painted to complete the Saint Sebastian Altarpiece for the Charterhouse of Valldecrist (Castellón).

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Inventory number: P008385
Author: Juan de (Vicente Juan Masip) Juanes
Title: The Virgin with the Christ Child and Saint Anne
Date: Ca. 1540
Technique: Oil
Support: Panel
Dimension: Height: 44.5 cm; Width: 51 cm
Provenance: Hernandez-Gil Collection; Acquired by the State from Sotheby's and Associates for the Museo Nacional del Prado, 2022
Entry date: 2022

Bibliography +

Benito Domenech, Fernando, Vicente Macip 1475-1550, Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, 1997, pp. 148-149.

Benito Domènech, Fernando, Joan de Joanes: una visión del artista y su obra, Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, 2000, pp. 56.

Molina Figueras, Joan, 'Juan de Juanes. La Virgen, el Niño y santa Ana, h.1540', En: Memoria de Actividades 2022, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, 2023, pp. 43-44.