The Madonna nursing the Christ Child at the foot of a tree

Jacopo de' Barbari Italian

ca. 1501–3

Not on view

On the verso is a read chalk drawing of an architectural facade.

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Title: The Madonna nursing the Christ Child at the foot of a tree
Artist: Jacopo de' Barbari (Italian, active Venice by 1497–died by 1516 Mechelen or Brussels)
Date: ca. 1501–3
Medium: Engraving, upper and lower right corners are restored
Dimensions: plate: 6 5/16 x 8 5/8 in. (16 x 21.9 cm) trimmed; slightly irregular
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Object Number: 17.50.97
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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