The Immaculate Conception
Maker
(Artists)
1696-1770
1696-1770
Title
The Immaculate Conception
Date of Production
1767
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Height: 63.7 cm (canvas)
Width: 38.9 cm (canvas)
Width: 38.9 cm (canvas)
Accession Number
P.1978.PG.451
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
The Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo made these sketches in preparation for three of the seven altarpieces he painted for the Church of San Pascual in Aranjuez, Spain. The church was the first important building project undertaken by the Spanish king Charles III (reigned 1759–1788). It was built for monks known as ‘barefoot’ Franciscans, and the subjects chosen for Tiepolo’s altarpieces reflect their austere interpretation of Christianity. The exception is the sketch on the left, which depicts Charles Borromeo, the king’s namesake and the friars’ protector, wearing rich garments. The paintings were Tiepolo’s last major commission. They hung in the church for only a few years. The king soon found them old-fashioned and had them removed.
Provenance
Francisco Bayeu (1734-95), inv. no. 135; acquired from his executors by Leonardo Chopinot; 9th Lord Kinnaird, by whom probably acquired, at Rossie Priory by 1826. Acquired by Seilern from Lord Kinnaird, 1967; Princes Gate Bequest 1978.
Exhibition History
The Courtauld at the National Gallery, National Gallery, London, 27/03/2019-05/08/2019
All Spirit and Fire - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/02/2006-29/05/2006
For your approval - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, 03/05/2005-04/09/2005 ...More
National Gallery (to be displayed with permanent collection), National Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998
Tiepolo and Tiepolo's Venice, Metropolitan Museum of Art & New York & USA, 20/01/1997-27/04/1997
Tiepolo and Tiepolo's Venice, Museo del Settecento & Venice & Italy, 05/09/1996-08/12/1996 ...Less
All Spirit and Fire - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/02/2006-29/05/2006
For your approval - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, 03/05/2005-04/09/2005 ...More
National Gallery (to be displayed with permanent collection), National Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998
Tiepolo and Tiepolo's Venice, Metropolitan Museum of Art & New York & USA, 20/01/1997-27/04/1997
Tiepolo and Tiepolo's Venice, Museo del Settecento & Venice & Italy, 05/09/1996-08/12/1996 ...Less
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