Virgin and Child with St. John / Raphael Sadeler I
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.208
- Title
- Virgin and Child with St. John
- Artist
- Raphael Sadeler I
- Artist Nationality
- Flemish
- Artist Life Dates
- 1560 or 1561 - circa 1628 or 1632
- Medium and Support
- engraving on medium laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nesta and Walter Spink
- Dimensions
- 8.26 cm x 5.4 cm (3 1/4 in. x 2 1/8 in.)
- Physical Description
- This small black and white engraving depicts a half-length portrait of a woman seated and cloaked in drapery who is attending to and two young boys. The woman supports the boy who looks out toward the viewer while both boys reach toward a plate of fruit resting on the woman’s arm in the center of the composition. The figures are arranged against a black backdrop with a raised curtain framing them at the top and at the upper left.
- Subject Matter
- The Virgin and Child seated with St. John
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- associated concepts
- bible
- jesus christ
- new testament
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2255 x 3498
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2012/2.208
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.208/2012_2_208.jpg
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"Virgin and Child with St. John; Raphael Sadeler I." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2012-sl-2.208/2012_2_208.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 05, 2024.