Madonnina (painting)

This article is about the painting created by Roberto Ferruzzi. For the 15th-century painting in Rome, see Madonna Della Strada.
"Madonna of the Streets" redirects here. For the films, see Madonna of the Streets (1924 film) and Madonna of the Streets (1930 film).

The Madonnina, commonly known as the Madonna of the Streets (Italian: Madonna delle vie) or Madonna del riposo (Italian for 'Madonna of the Rest'), was a painting by Roberto Ferruzzi (1854–1934) that won the second Venice Biennale in 1897.

The models for this painting were 11-year-old Angelina Cian and her younger brother. Although not originally a religious painting, it was popularized as an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the Infant Jesus, and has become the most renowned of Ferruzzi's works.

The original piece is believed to have been a vertical Sepia painting in a gilt frame, approximately 27 cm (11 in) high and 21 cm (8.3 in) wide.


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