The Virgin and Child

c. 1502

Benedetto Montagna

Associated Names
Benedetto Montagna

Artist, Italian, c. 1480 - 1555 or 1558

The image shows an engraving of a seated woman and a small child. The woman is turned slightly to her right with her head tilted forward, hands clasped in front of her. Her eyes are closed or looking downwards, with smooth hair and a draped headdress. She is dressed in layered garments and a mantle on her shoulders. The child, sitting on a platform to the left, has curly hair and holds an object. Both figures have halos around their heads. The background features a curtain or drapery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20.6 x 16.1 cm (8 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6245

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.179, no. 14, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Renaissance to Roccoco: A Loan Exhibition of Italian Engravings and Woodcuts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956, no cat.

1960

  • Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1960, no cat.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.123 (a).

Inscriptions

false Durer monogram added in pen at lower left

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q65019159

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