Virgin and Child

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Virgin and Child

Artist Andrea Mantegna Italian, ca. 1431-1506

Datec. 1485-1491

Dimensions9 x 9 in.

MediumEngraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineFrederick B. and Kate L. Shoemaker Fund

Object number

1941.4

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Published ReferencesHind 1, II/II. Bartsch XIII, II.Exhibition HistoryThe Passion and the Apocalypse: Albrecht Dürer's Renaissance, Oct 1,04 - Jan 2,05 TMA The Painter Was a Printmaker: June 23 - Sept. 9, 1984Label TextA later impression from a plate actually engraved by Mantegna, this was his last print and is often considered his most beautiful. In earlier impressions there is a greater contrast between the dark areas and the lighter highlights. He never signed his prints, as his style was so distinctive and well known at the time that he considered it unnecessary.