The Virgin, hands folded on her chest, looking upwards
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 13 9/16 × 9 13/16 in. (34.4 × 24.9 cm) Sheet: 20 7/8 × 15 1/4 in. (53.1 × 38.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Accession Number
60.708(112)
About the Artist
Domenico Fetti|Frédéric Horthemels · 1591–1623
Fetti is known for portraits and religious paintings that were reworked into contemporary genre scenes. These popular paintings were typically small in scale but noted for their broad brushstrokes. He was probably born in Rome, but is often considered a member of the Venetian School. Comment on works: Religious