The Virgin of the Fish

Art Historical Context

Behold *The Virgin of the Fish*, a captivating engraving from the High Renaissance era, created around 1515–27. by the masterful Raphael (Raffaello San da Urbino), one of the era's greatest painters, it was meticulously translated into print by engravers Marcantonio Raimondi and Marco Dente. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department (gift of Henry Walters, by exchange, 1931 this 10¼ × 8⅝-inch work exemplifies how Raphael's graceful compositions reached wider audiences beyond oil paintings. The scene tenderly depicts the Virgin Mary, surrounded by angels, young ...