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The Virgin Mary washing the infant Christ child

1575–90
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Virgin Mary washing the infant Christ child
  • Artist: Pietro Facchetti (Italian, Mantua 1535–1619 Rome)
  • Artist: After Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
  • Former Attribution: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Publisher: Nicolaus van Aelst (Flemish, Brussels 1526–1613 Rome)
  • Date: 1575–90
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (30.1 × 26.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 1983.1175
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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