# St Margaret Mary Alacoque Contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GIAQUINTO, Corrado]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 171 x 123 cm ## Commentary St Margaret Mary Alacoque Contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus c. 1765 Oil on canvas, 171 x 123 cm Private collection St Margaret Mary Alacoque \(1647-1690\) is rarely represented in art. She suffered a crippling disorder from which she was healed after a vision of the Blessed Virgin, and subsequently became a nun. She popularised the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the bleeding heart is chosen by Giaquinto as her symbol in this painting. This canvas exemplifies Giaquinto's painting technique perfectly. His dazzling brushwork is especially evident in the glowing vision of the Sacred Heart, which is skilfully rendered in the transparent layers of delicately coloured glazes that are the hallmark of Giaquinto's mature style. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Allegory of Justice and Peace]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Immaculate Conception with the Prophet Elijah]() - [Pietà]() - [Religion Protected by Spain]() - [Rest on the Flight into Egypt]() - [Satan before the Lord]() - [The Birth of the Sun and the Triumph of Bacchus]() - [The Birth of the Sun and the Triumph of Bacchus]() - [The Holy Spirit]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()