A reproduction of the Madonna of the Streets

The Madonnina, commonly known as the Madonna of the Streets (Italian: Madonna delle vie) or Madonna del riposo (Italian for 'Madonna of the Rest'), was a painting by Roberto Ferruzzi (1854–1934) that won the second Venice Biennale in 1897.

The models for this painting were 11-year-old Angelina Cian[lower-alpha 1] and her younger brother.[1] Although not originally a religious painting, it was popularized as an image of the Virgin Mary holding her infant son, and has become the most renowned of Ferruzzi's works.

The original artwork is believed to be a vertical Sepia painting in a gold gilded frame approximately 27cm in Height and 21cm wide.

Fate of the original painting

The original painting made its first appearance at the Venice Biennale in 1897.[2] John George Alexander Leishman, a steel entrepreneur and diplomat, who died in France in 1924 in France,[3] bought the painting but not the reproduction rights; he is the last known owner. It is possible that the image entered a private art collection in Pennsylvania in the 1950s,[4] but the current location of the original is unknown. An original oil painting entitled Madonna and Child from Florence was bequeathed to the Sisters of St. Casimir by a certain Dr. Edgar W. Crass in 1950 and bears a striking resemblance to the current prints of the missing La Madonnina by Ferruzzi.

A second possibility is that it was lost at sea in the Atlantic Ocean on a voyage from Europe to the United States.

A claim that a version belonging to a religious group may be the original painting appeared recently but openly admits it lacks support.[5]

Another version possibly having belonged to an artist also surfaced but has not been guaranteed as authentic by the dealer offering it.[6]

Although the original has disappeared, it has not hindered the great popularity and usage of the image. Copies of the original are frequently featured on holycards, portraits, and greeting cards. The belief and hope that it will still be found somewhere is very real and the painting if found, is said to be worth a staggering 18 million US dollars.

The following are several notable uses of the image:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ One source cites her first name as Angela, but this is probably incorrect. Cian was her maiden surname and her surname at the time of the painting's creation. She was later married to Antonio Bovo (with one source citing the surname as Boro, probably incorrectly).

References

  1. ↑ "Madonnina del Ferruzzi" (in Italian). luvigliano.it. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "ecatholic2000.com - Offline". www.ecatholic2000.com.
  3. ↑ "Madonna of the Street : University of Dayton, Ohio". udayton.edu.
  4. ↑ Media, Franciscan. "Franciscan Media". www.americancatholic.org.
  5. ↑ "The Madonnina". Archived from the original on 2007-05-15.
  6. ↑ "Conditions of Sale". Archived from the original on 2002-10-13.
  7. ↑ "Interior of SS. Peter and Paul Church". Archived from the original on 2006-11-25.
  8. ↑ Formation of the Sisters of Life Archived 2007-02-07 at the Wayback Machine

Madonnina Painting The original painting was painted by Francisco Goya, the name is La Virgen de la Encarnacion

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