The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist c.1530-1551
Engraving with etching | 24.7 x 37.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851327
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Giovanni Battista Franco (c. 1510-1561)
The Virgin and Child with the Infant Baptist c.1530-1551
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A print reproducing a composition formerly associated with Raphael. Late state with engraver's name on plate at lower centre, and mysterious lettering just above: W˚ 21. Not described in Bartsch.
The print shows the full-length Virgin seating on the ground and holding the Christ Child on her lap, with the Infant Baptist seating at left under a tree.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving with etching
Measurements
24.7 x 37.2 cm (sheet of paper)