Virgin and Child in a Landscape

c. 1598

Aegidius Sadeler II after Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Aegidius Sadeler II

Artist, Flemish, c. 1570 - 1629

Albrecht Dürer

Artist After, German, 1471 - 1528

The image depicts a woman seated with a child on her lap. The woman is leaning forward, looking down with eyes partially closed. She has long, straight hair, partially covered by a veil, and is wearing a draped gown with long sleeves. The unclothed child is reaching outward and held securely by the woman. The scene includes animals, plants, and a pastoral setting with a wooden building, shepherds, and hills in the background. A star shines above among clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.2 x 23.6 cm (12 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.) (cut within platemark; part of inscription trimmed off)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein no. 72, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger: no. 72, ii/ii

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Cum privil S. C. M.; lower center in plate: ALVERTVS DVRER ALMANVS INVENTO

Wikidata ID

Q76559110

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