Wilton album, folio 39c: The Virgin and Child with Angels
On folio 39 with two other prints: 27.78.1(145 and 146)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
One of only four prints executed by Ludovico. The composition is based on a preparatory drawing in reverse orientation at the British Museum (1895,0915.686; 167 x 118 mm; partly incised for transfer)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
One of only four prints executed by Ludovico. The composition is based on a preparatory drawing in reverse orientation at the British Museum (1895,0915.686; 167 x 118 mm; partly incised for transfer)
Artwork Details
- Title: Wilton album, folio 39c: The Virgin and Child with Angels
- Artist: Ludovico Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1555–1619 Bologna)
- Publisher: Pietro Stefanoni (Italian, Valstagna ca. 1557– ca. 1642 Rome)
- Date: 1590–1605
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/8 × 4 9/16 in. (16.2 × 11.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.78.1(147)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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