Education of the Virgin (c. 1700): Art, History and Details

Education of the Virgin (c. 1700) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644–1725).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

During the Counter-Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church increasingly upheld Saint Anne, the Virgin Mary’s mother, as an example of virtuous motherhood, particularly in emphasizing her daughter’s religious education. Its graceful composition also connects to the idealized, elegant work of Guido Reni.

Object facts

• Title: Education of the Virgin
• Date: c. 1700
• Creator attribution: Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644–1725)
• Culture: Italy, Rome
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: marble
• Dimensions: Overall: 110.5 x 96.5 x 26 cm (43 1/2 x 38 x 10 1/4 in.)
• Collection: Sculpture
• Department: European Painting and Sculpture
• Accession number: 1973.6

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Hawley, Henry H. "Giuseppe Mazzuoli" Education of the Virgin." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art LX, no. 8 (December, 1973): 292-299.
• "Recent Accessions of American and Canadian Museums." The Art Quarterly XXXVI, no. 4 (Winter 1973): 424-444.
• Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review 1973." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art LXI, no. 2 (February 1974): 31-79.

View the collection record

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