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Saint Francis Receiving the Christ Child from the Virgin

Artist (Italian, 1581-1641)
CultureItalian
Date1630 or later
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate mark: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (34.9 x 24.1 cm)
Classificationsprints
Credit LineGift of John T. Rowe
Object number2013.13
DescriptionThe Virgin, in the Heavens surrounded by angels and putti, deliveres the Christ Child to St Francis. Etching, printed with considerable plate tone and apparently selective wiping of the head of St. Francis and the head and aureole of the Virgin to accentuate chiaroscuro.
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