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{
    "localId": "12953",
    "label": "The Virgin Mary Reading",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "drawing",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.433"
}

{
    "id": "12953",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.433",
    "contentType": "drawing",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "The Virgin Mary Reading",
    "description": "In this devotional panel, the Virgin Mary is depicted reading. Her status as the Queen of Heaven is emphasized by the golden crown-studded with jewels and pearls and adorned with red and white roses-held by the angels. Attached to the Virgin's mantle is a small pendant cross from which pearls are suspended. Antonello's preference for geometric shapes is characteristic of the early Italian Renaissance. From his study of contemporary Flemish painting, the artist had learned about the use of oil glazes. The technique permitted him to create unprecedentedly rich details with textures that reflected light in different ways, particularly visible here in the crown.",
    "provenance": "Augusto Mazzetti [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase [Bernard Berenson as agent]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "ca. 1460-1462 (Renaissance)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.433",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Painting & Drawing",
        "panel paintings"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_37.433_BackFnt_DD_T12.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_37.433_BackFnt_DD_T12.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_37.433_BackFnt_DD_T12.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 44.1,
            "height": 32,
            "depth": 0.8
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Painted surface H: 17 3/8 x W: 12 5/8 x D: 5/16 in. (44.1 x 32 x 0.8 cm); Framed H: 25 1/2 x W: 20 1/2 x D: 2 1/4 in. (64.8 x 52.1 x 5.7 cm)"
}

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    "med": "tempera and oil on wood panel",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6910"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "REN"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "2216",
        "2289"
    ]
}

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