The Birth of the Virgin

Giovanni Battista Fontana

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Fontana

Artist, Veronese, c. 1524 - 1587

The image shows multiple figures in a room. In the foreground, a seated woman is reaching towards an open chest. Two standing women are focused on a child in a basin. Another woman is looking into the open chest. The room contains various objects and drapery, indicating an indoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor Sydney Freedberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 10.2 x 8.8 cm (4 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.209.2

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q74896576

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