Saint John the Baptist embracing the Christ Child who sits on the Virgin's knee, she is being crowned by angels, other saints at left

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

ca. 1500–1550 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Saint John the Baptist embracing the Christ Child who sits on the Virgin's knee, she is being crowned by angels, other saints at left — Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Presumed to be Italian, possibly Venetian. Suggested dating is inconclusive. But it seems to be a late impression, and the print might have been split resulting in the odd texture on the verso.

Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century
Date: ca. 1500–1550
Medium: Woodcut
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1965