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The Virgin nursing the infant Christ, Joseph at left, after Reni

After Guido Reni Italian
Publisher Mariette French
ca. 1600–1700
Not on view
Copy in reverse of an etching by Reni depicting the Virgin nursing Christ; copy distinguished by the addition of Joseph at left and a different inscription. Verso is not visible as print it laid to another sheet of paper.Verso is not visible as print it laid to another sheet of paper.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin nursing the infant Christ, Joseph at left, after Reni
  • Artist: Anonymous
  • Artist: After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
  • Publisher: Mariette (Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1600–1700
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 10 5/16 × 8 1/8 in. (26.2 × 20.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.5058
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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