Madonna with child and the John the baptist
Oil on wood.
109 × 85 cm
Private collection
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, or Madonna and
Child with Saint Anne, is a subject in Christian art showing Saint Anne
with her daughter, the Virgin Mary, and her grandson Jesus. This depiction has
been popular in Germany and neighboring countries since the 14th century.
The relationship of St. Anne to the immaculate conception
of her daughter is not explicit, but her mystical participation is implied.
This should not be confused with the perpetual virginity of Mary or the virgin
birth of Jesus. Although the belief was widely held since at least Late
Antiquity, the doctrine was not formally proclaimed until December 8, 1854 when
it was dogmatically defined in the Western Latin Rite by Pope Pius IX via his
papal bull, Ineffabilis Deus. It was never explicitly so in the Eastern
churches. More
on Saint Anne, the Virgin and the Child Jesus
John the Baptist, known as the prophet
Yahya in the Qur'an, was a Jewish itinerant preacher in the early first century
AD. John is revered as a major religious figure in Christianity, Islam, the
Bahá'í Faith, and Mandaeism. He is called a prophet by all of these traditions,
and honoured as a saint in many Christian traditions.
John used
baptism as the central sacrament of his messianic movement.[ Most scholars
agree that John baptized Jesus. Scholars generally believe Jesus was a follower
or disciple of John and several New Testament accounts report that some of
Jesus' early followers had previously been followers of John. John the Baptist
is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus. Some scholars maintain that
John was influenced by the semi-ascetic Essenes, who expected an apocalypse and
practiced rituals corresponding strongly with baptism, although no direct
evidence substantiates this.
According to the New Testament, John anticipated a
messianic figure greater than himself, and Jesus was the one whose coming John
foretold. Christians commonly refer to John as the precursor or forerunner of
Jesus, since John announces Jesus' coming. John is also identified with the
prophet Elijah. More on John the Baptist
Pier Francesco Foschi (1502–1567) was an
Italian painter active in Florence in a Mannerist style. Also called Pier
Francesco di Jacopo Foschi or Toschi. He was the son of Jacopo Sandro Foschi,
known for his Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John. (Utah Museum of
Fine Arts). He completed 3 altarpieces, commissioned in 1540–1545 for the
church of Santo Spirito in Florence: an Immaculate Conception, Resurrection,
and a Transfiguration. Foschi was also influenced by Il Bronzino.
Foschi is best noted for his portraits painted
between 1530 and 1540. In his portraits he adhered to the Mannerist style,
utilizing a slight Contrapposto in the sitter with their head turned from the
body. This pose gave the depiction a spontaneity and sense of movement for the
innovative Mannerists, but was eventually so formulaic that it lost its
intention of originality. More on Pier Francesco Foschi
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