Enthroned Madonna with Child and Small Bird in a Niche
An engraving of the Virgin Mary seated on a bench in an arched niche, holding the nude infant Christ on her lap while a radiant halo of light surrounds her head. Latin verses run along the lower border, and a small bird appears beside the child; the plate is finely hatched in black and white.
- Artist
- Jan-Baptist Barbé (mentioned on object)
- Date
- 1588-1648
- Medium
- Source
- Rijksmuseum
- Size
- 2470 × 4000 px
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1648.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam