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The Virgin in profile facing right reading to the infant Christ

Attributed to Marco Dente Italian
ca. 1515–27
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin in profile facing right reading to the infant Christ
  • Artist: Attributed to Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome)
  • Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1515–27
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 7 7/16 × 5 3/16 in. (18.9 × 13.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.97.18
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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