The Virgin with the Child1820–1850
The Virgin is sitting on the ground, seen from the right side. The Child sits in her lap; she is holding him. The head of the Virgin is turned toward her right shoulder. More about this work
About this work
The Virgin is sitting on the ground, seen from the right side. The Child sits in her lap; she is holding him. The head of the Virgin is turned toward her right shoulder.
Text from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
How it was made
- Graphite
- Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.
- Pen and ink
- Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.
Fortunato Duranti
Italian, 1787–1863
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1938-88-8055
- Credit
- Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Type
- Drawing
- Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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