The Virgin reading with the infant Christ; woman seated in profile facing left and reading with an arm around a child who looks out toward the viewer

After a print attributed to Marco Dente Italian
ca. 1515–1600
Not on view
Verso not visible as the print is laid to another sheet of paper.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin reading with the infant Christ; woman seated in profile facing left and reading with an arm around a child who looks out toward the viewer
  • Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century
  • Artist: After a print attributed to Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome)
  • Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1515–1600
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 6 7/8 × 4 13/16 in. (17.5 × 12.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.212
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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