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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
French, 1780-1867
Virgin in Prayer, c. 1840
Pencil

This quiet moment of Marian devotion is rendered with deliberate care. Though softly executed, the artist’s use of line is confident and intentional, down to each fold in Mary’s clothing. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was major force in the creation of religious art in 19th century France. Prolific and perfectionistic, he often reworked compositions multiple times. We see this impulse with the alternate rendering of Mary’s left arm visible on the right side of this sheet.