The image shows a woman holding a child. The woman has long hair, and wears a flowing garment. The child has short curly hair and sits on the woman's arm, facing the viewer with an alert expression. The background is a light-colored surface with subtle textures.
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Virgin and Child with the Apple (verso)

German 15th/16th Century

artist after Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450 - 1491)

c. 1470/1475

Medium
pen and black ink on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 17.4 × 11.6 cm (6 7/8 × 4 9/16 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
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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