Seated Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist, a book rests under the Virgin's proper left hand, the Christ Child reaches toward Saint John, a wall and curtain dividing the figures from landscape beyond
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Carlo Maratti
Artist bio: Italian, Camerano 1625–1713 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1647
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (17.3 x 12.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Books|Madonna and Child|Saint John the Baptist