The image shows a group of people, most of whom are depicted from the waist up, gathered around a central figure seated on a raised platform. The central figure is a woman with gentle facial features, wearing a draped garment and a covering over her head. She is nurturing a young child, who is also partially draped, and they are both depicted with subtle smiles. To the left, an angelic figure with flowing hair and wings stands, seemingly in conversation with the central figure, while a kneeling young man holds a fish and reaches towards the woman. On the right, an older bearded man, wearing…
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The Virgin with a Fish

Marco Dente (Italian, c. 1493 - 1527)

artist after Raphael (Marchigian, 1483 - 1520)

c. 1515/1520

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 26.4 × 22 cm (10 3/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
Culture
Italian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
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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