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Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

Artist (French, 1600 - 1666)
After (Venetian, c. 1488 - 1576)
Date1625-50
MediumEtching and engraving
DimensionsPlatemark (trimmed margins): 17 1/16 x 12 1/2 in. (43.4 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineFrom the collection of Adrian Eeles, Gift of Karen and Robert Hoehn
CultureFrench; Italian
MarkingsWatermark top center (through Mary's face)
Object numberPC2021.19.20
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionNativity scene with the Virgin Mary and Infant Jesus. Mary clasps her hands at her chest, looking down at her Son, while the Infant Jesus, wrapped loosely in a cloth and placed atop a bed of straw, gazes up at her and reaches for her with his left hand.

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