Maria met Kind en de jonge Johannes de Doper
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
173; 245
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, recto rechtsonder, handgeschreven in bruine inkt: Lugt 371
Art Historical Context
**Maria with Child and the Young John Baptist** (1518) is a delicate engraving by Agostino Venez, a masterful Italian printmaker active during the High Renaissance. Measuring just 245 x 173 mm, this work captures a tender religious scene: the Virgin Mary cradling the infant Christ, accompanied by the young John the Baptist—a motif rich in Christian symbolism, foreshadowing salvation and divine kinship. Veneziano, known for his precise reproductive engravings after designs by Raphael and other luminaries, exemplifies the era's fusion of artistry and devotion. Engraving, the medium here, revolu...
About the Artist
Agostino Veneziano
Agostino Veneziano, born Agostino de' Musi around 1490 in Venice, received his initial artistic training there, though his primary teacher remains unknown. He began as a pupil of Giulio Campagnola, copying prints by Albrecht Dürer and Campagnola himself from about 1512–14, before producing original works in a similar vein. By around 1515, after brief stints in Florence, he settled in Rome and join...