The Madonna Enthroned with Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist

Deutsche Grafik 1563–1750, 1589

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.
Artista
Deutsche Grafik 1563–1750
Fecha
1589
Tipo
Dibujo
Técnica
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
Medidas
22,8 × 33,8 cm
Colección
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licencia
Dominio público, CC0

Descripción de la imagen

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.

Deutsche Grafik 1563–1750