Caption

The Birth of Mary, Sandrart, Jakob von 1630-1708 creator, Maratti, Carlo 1625-1713 engraver, religious scene depicting Mary mother of Jesus Christ, The Birth of Mary iconography; subjects: birth, baths, apocrypha; copies from engravings, reverse copies; revindication provenance; print, height 21.3 cm, width 14 cm, before 1708, The image shows a detailed monochrome drawing of a group of people gathered closely indoors, with a central seated figure holding a baby wrapped in cloth; several women in draped garments lean toward each other and toward the baby, one woman appears to cradle the infant while another bends forward holding a vessel. In the foreground there is a shallow basin on the floor and nearby a box with folded cloths, and a few feet and sandals are visible beneath the drapery. In the background a curtained archway and textured wall are present, and a group of figures is partially visible further back under a large hanging cloth. The visible colors are shades of black, gray, and beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_438

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.8Mb (4.6Mb) / 11.8in x 17.4in / 3535 x 5218 (300dpi)

Keywords

Birth Mary Sandrart Jakob von 1630-1708 creator Maratti Carlo 1625-1713 engraver religious scene depicting Mary mother Jesus Christ Mary iconography subjects birth baths apocrypha copies engravings reverse copies revindication provenance print height 21.3 cm width 14 cm 1708 image detailed monochrome drawing group people gathered closely indoors central seated figure holding baby wrapped cloth several women draped garments lean baby woman cradle infant another bends forward holding vessel foreground shallow basin floor nearby box folded cloths feet sandals visible beneath drapery background curtained archway textured wall present figures partially visible further back under large hanging visible colors shades black gray beige.