The Virgin with the Child

A pencil-like graphite sketch shows a seated woman in a veil and faint halo, her arm wrapped around a young child who leans against her shoulder on her lap. Loose lines, soft hatching and rough drapery fill the pale sheet, with a curved base beneath the figures.

Artist

Fortunato Duranti

Date

1820–1850

Medium

Graphite, pen and ink on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2185 × 2956 px

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