Mary with Child and Saint Rosalie, Peter and Paul
1629 | Anthonis van Dyck
Van Dyck painted this altar picture for the chapel in the House of Vows of the Jesuit Lay Brotherhood of Celibate Men in Antwerp, of which he was a member. The theme is also Jesuit: Saint Rosalie receives the wreath of roses, the leading apostles Peter and Paul are on each side of the Madonna: veneration of the Virgin Mary, loyalty to Rome and the Pope, and trust in the mediating function of the saints are all central concerns of this Counter-Reformation fraternity.
Van Dyck painted this altar picture for the chapel in the House of Vows of the Jesuit Lay Brotherhood of Celibate Men in Antwerp, of which he was a member. The theme is also Jesuit: Saint Rosalie receives the wreath of roses, the leading apostles Peter and Paul are on each side of the Madonna: veneration of the Virgin Mary, loyalty to Rome and the Pope, and trust in the mediating function of the saints are all central concerns of this Counter-Reformation fraternity.
Artist:
Anthonis van Dyck (1599 Antwerpen - 1641 London) DNB
Time:
1629
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
275 x 210
Framed: 308,5 x 243,5 x 12 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 482
Provenance
1629 made for the main altar of the Congregation of Mary; 1776 acquired from the Jesuit Congregation in Antwerp