Artwork
La Belle Jardinière
La Belle Jardinière is a print by Jacques Chereau. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
La Belle Jardinière is a print depicting a religious scene, featuring a woman and two children in a landscape.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a haloed woman, identified as the Virgin Mary, holding the infant Jesus and accompanied by St. John, in a grassy field with a distant town and lake.
Technique & Style
The print is based on a composition by Raphael, following a common representation of the Virgin and Child with St. John from the time.
History & Provenance
The print is the work of Jacques Chereau, a printmaker who reproduced Raphael's composition.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacques Chereau carved and printed delicate 18th-century scenes, trading paint for ink on paper.
