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L'Arte Antica

Italian

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The image shows a scene with several figures: a woman sitting and leaning over an infant in swaddling clothes, two cherubs lying down, and a larger figure, possibly an angel, hovering in mid-air with one hand raised. The woman has delicate features and hair pulled back, wearing a draped garment. The cherubs have wings and appear to be observing. The larger figure has wavy hair and a serene expression, dressed in a robe. The background is softly textured with faint landscapes and foliage.
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, The Madonna and Child, c. 1655, etching with surface tone on laid paper, Ruth Cole Kainen Fund, 2005.71.1

The Madonna and Child

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione · c. 1655 · etching with surface tone on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2005.71.1