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‘Mary Mother’
Julia Margaret Cameron, 1867
Striving for the recognition of photography as an art form, Julia Margaret Cameron experimented in capturing narrative scenes. She made series of photographs depicting Biblical characters, such as the Virgin Mary here. Her maid Mary Hillier often posed for this role. With this picture, Cameron referred to the serene Madonna portraits by the then highly admired Italian painter Raphael. The rounded top arouses associations with an altarpiece.
- Artwork typephotograph
- Object numberRP-F-2017-206-50
- Dimensionsheight 331 mm x width 278 mm, height 550 mm x width 463 mm, height 600 mm x width 500 mm
- Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk