The Virgin Entrusting the Christ Child to Saint Francis of Assisi
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Gaspare Diziani
Artist bio: Italian, Belluno 1689–1767 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1689–1767
Medium: Two sheets of paper joined horizontally above center: pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over red chalk and lead or graphite (bottom sheet);   brush and gray wash, over red chalk (top sheet)
Dimensions: 11 5/16 x 7 9/16in. (28.8 x 19.2cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession year: 1880
Tags: Saint Francis|Christ|Virgin Mary