The image depicts a group of figures in a religious setting. The central figure is a seated woman holding a child who reaches out to another figure. The seated woman, likely the Virgin Mary, appears with subtle facial features and draped garments. The child she holds, likely Jesus, extends towards another child, possibly John the Baptist, held by a kneeling woman on the right side. Other figures in the scene include a kneeling man and at least two angelic figures above them, one of whom crowns the central figure. Additionally, there is a notable kneeling figure at the top left. Background…
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The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Saints and Angels

Fra Bartolommeo (Florentine, 1472 - 1517)

c. 1500

Medium
pen and brown ink heightened with white lead over metalpoint underdrawing on prepared pink paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 22.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/4 x 6 in.) ; framed: 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Anonymous Partial and Promised Gift
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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