A seated mother holds her child in her arms. Zorn painted Madonna after an argument with the Swedish art critic Tor Hedberg (1862–1932). According to the largely anticlerical Zorn, he executed and named the painting “Madonna” because he wanted to demonstrate his religious feelings. Zorn described the scene as a remorseful mother confronted by her former fiancé. Read together with the man in the background (hardly discernible at the upper right of the etching), this subject is strongly reminiscent of the Holy Family.
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Swedish Madonna

Zorn, Anders Leonard

1900

Artwork Information

  • Title:

    Swedish Madonna

  • Artist:

    Zorn, Anders Leonard

  • Artist Bio:

    Swedish, 1860–1920

  • Date:

    1900

  • Medium:

    Etching

  • Dimensions:

    9 13/16 x 7 3/4 inches

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, The Paul Jean Wall and Jean Wall Tinker Collection, Gift from Alice Jean Tinker and Steve Port

  • Object Number:

    2016.9.123

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display