Madonna and Child with an Elderly Man Reading, Engraving

A grayscale engraving shows a seated woman in a veil holding a naked toddler against her chest, with a bearded older man reading a book in a window niche behind them. Draped curtains frame the scene, and the lower foreground shows a row of small figures in relief.

Artist

Unidentified

Date

Medium

engraving

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2077 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum