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The Virgin and Child with a Bishop

1591
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin and Child with a Bishop
  • Artist: Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559–1629)
  • Artist: After Alessandro Casolani della Torre (Italian, Siena 1552–1606 Siena)
  • Date: 1591
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in brown
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/16 in. × 9 in. (33.5 × 22.9 cm)
    Image: 11 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (28.5 × 21.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.207
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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