The Virgin seated on a stone ledge with the infant Christ lying on a cushion next to her, after Reni
1660–91
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 14 3/16 × 10 1/16 in. (36 × 25.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.4593
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the serene engraving *The Virgin Seated on a Stone Ledge with the Infant Christ Lying on a Cushion Next to Her, after Reni*, French engraver Jean Sauvé masterfully reproduces a composition by the renowned Italian Baroque artist Guido Reni. Created between 1660 and 1691, this print captures a tender Madonna and Child moment: the Virgin Mary rests gracefully on a stone ledge, her infant son reclining nearby on a soft cushion, evoking divine intimacy and maternal love. Measuring 14 3/16 × 10 1/16 inches, the trimmed sheet exemplifies the precision of 17th-century engraving techniques, where Sa...
About the Artist
Guido Reni|Jean Sauvé · 1575–1642
Guido Reni (1575–1642) was one of the most celebrated Italian painters of the Baroque era and the dominant figure of the Bolognese School. Born into a family of musicians in Bologna, he trained first with Denys Calvaert before joining the influential Accademia degli Incamminati led by Ludovico Carracci. Reni achieved international fame through his idealizing style that combined Baroque dynamism wi...