# The Madonna of the Rosary

**Vicente Salvador Gómez** (Spanish, 1637 - c. 1680)  
1674  
pen and brown ink on laid paper  
overall: 32.3 x 24 cm (12 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.8.2. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.91441.html).

## About this work

Vicente Salvador Gómez drew this in 1674, aged 37. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image depicts a woman seated with a child in her lap. The woman looks down at the child, who has curly hair. Both figures are intricately drawn in a detailed line drawing style. The woman wears a headdress and flowing garment, holding a cross-topped staff. The child clutches her arm. Surrounding them are cloud-like forms and cherubic figures with wings, some holding rosary beads. In the background, more clouds and angelic faces are sketched.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.
- **Laid paper.** Handmade on a mould of close-set wires, which leave fine parallel lines you can see when the sheet is held to the light.

### [Vicente Salvador Gómez](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/vicente-salvador-gomez)

Spanish, 1637 - c. 1680

## Facts

- Type: Drawing
- The artist was 37
- Real size: about 13 × 9½ in (32 × 24 cm). The 11 × 14 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: Madonna and Child, Jesus Christ, Madonna
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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