The Madonna and Child

Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620, c. 1500

The image features two figures: a woman seated with a child in her lap. The woman has light skin, long blonde hair, and delicate facial features. She wears a red cloak over a blue and white robe. The child has light skin and curly blonde hair, is unclothed except for a small white cloth, and is held close by the woman. The background consists of black and white wavy lines, framed by a rectangular border with colorful floral patterns in red, blue, and green. Below the main image is decorative script in red and blue ink on a light background.
Artist
Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620
Date
c. 1500
Type
Print
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in light and dark blue, red, green, yellow, orange, lavender and gold
Dimensions
14.4 × 10.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image features two figures: a woman seated with a child in her lap. The woman has light skin, long blonde hair, and delicate facial features. She wears a red cloak over a blue and white robe. The child has light skin and curly blonde hair, is unclothed except for a small white cloth, and is held close by the woman. The background consists of black and white wavy lines, framed by a rectangular border with colorful floral patterns in red, blue, and green. Below the main image is decorative script in red and blue ink on a light background.

Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620