The Madonna Enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist
Deutsche Grafik 1563–1750, 1589
- Artist
- Deutsche Grafik 1563–1750
- Date
- 1589
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with brown wash over traces of graphite, heightened with white gouache, incised throughout and verso reddened for transfer, on laid paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 × 33.8 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows five individuals arranged in a symmetrical composition. In the center, a seated woman holds a child. Two other seated figures are on either side of them, each holding a symbolic object. The central figures have styled hair and appear with halos. Two kneeling angels with wings are in the foreground, facing the central subjects and holding scrolls. Draped curtains in the background frame the scene.