Wilton album, folio 42b: The Virgin and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist (The Madonna della Scodella)

1606
Not on view
On folio 42 with three other prints: 27.78.1(151 and 153-154)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
Often republished and much copied, this is one of Annibale's most popular prints. It is one of two dated prints from 1606 and an example of the Annibale's late style. A study for the composition exists at the Louvre (inv. no. 7142; 144x180 mm). For a first state of the print see 17.3.575

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wilton album, folio 42b: The Virgin and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist (The Madonna della Scodella)
  • Artist: Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome)
  • Date: 1606
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 4 15/16 × 6 7/16 in. (12.6 × 16.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.78.1(152)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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