The Holy Family and a Female Saint

A graphite drawing on paper showing a seated Madonna nursing or cradling a child at center, with a standing figure of a haloed woman at right and an older figure with a book at left. Loose, sketchy contour lines and soft shading define the draped robes and background clouds.

Artist

Fortunato Duranti

Date

1820-1850

Medium

Graphite on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2240 × 1610 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum