Violante Beatrice Siries Cerroti

Selected Works

A half-length portrait of the artist, holding a palette, brushes, Mahl stick, and a portrait of a man. She looks directly at the viewer with flowers in her hair and at her bust. She is elegantly dressed in a blue velvet gown with diaphanous white fabric at the collar and sleeve.

Self-Portrait

1734
Violante Beatrice Siries Cerroti, Self-Portrait Holding a Portrait of her Father, 1734. Oil on canvas, 77 x 60 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

An image of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, surrounded by angels and other figures. Mary is dressed in blue and pink robes and is crowned with a glowing halo. Another robed, haloed figure is kneeled at her feet, looking up at her and Jesus with arms outstretched. The setting is astral and infused with golden light.

The Virgin Mary Presents the Baby Jesus to Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi

1757
Violante Beatrice Siries Cerroti, The Virgin Mary Presents the Baby Jesus to Santa Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, 1767. Oil on canvas. Santa Maria de’Pazzi, Florence
Santa Maria de’Pazzi, Florence

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