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The Virgin Adoring the Infant Jesus

A work made of etching on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on paper.

Date:

1655

Artist:

Bartolomeo Biscaino
Italian, 1632-1657

About this artwork

Bartolomeo Biscaino was a Genoese painter, drafts­man, and printmaker influenced by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione and Guido Reni. The artist made fewer than 40 prints before his early death from the plague.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Bartolomeo Biscaino

Title

The Virgin Adoring the Infant Jesus

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1655

Medium

Etching on paper

Dimensions

24.5 × 18.3 cm (9 11/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

J. B. Fair Fund

Reference Number

1939.312

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