Caption

The Visitation; artist: Jakob von Sandrart 1630–1708; after Carlo Maratti 1625–1713, engraver; subject: religious scene depicting Mary mother of Jesus and Saint Elizabeth The Visitation; work type: print, reverse copy from an engraving; dimensions: height 21.4 cm, width 14.1 cm; date: before 1708; provenance note: revindication., A large cream-colored sheet with a narrow dark border contains two vertical rectangular black-and-white engravings side by side, each showing groups of robed figures in classical-style settings; the left engraving depicts a group of people in flowing garments standing on a tiled surface with drapery and an architectural column at the left and a cloudy sky and distant landscape behind them, while the right engraving shows a seated woman holding a child with several kneeling and standing figures around her, steps and a column behind them, and a horse’s head visible in the midground; overall colors visible are cream, black, gray, and a few small brownish spots on the paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A32_440

License type

Rights managed

Available size

76.7Mb (4.1Mb) / 20.0in x 14.9in / 6000 x 4467 (300dpi)

Keywords

Visitation artist Jakob von Sandrart 1630–1708 Carlo Maratti 1625–1713 engraver subject religious scene depicting Mary mother Jesus Saint Elizabeth work type print reverse copy engraving dimensions height 21.4 cm width 14.1 cm date 1708 provenance note revindication large cream-colored sheet narrow dark border contains two vertical rectangular black- -white engravings side side showing groups robed figures classical-style settings left depicts group people flowing garments standing tiled surface drapery architectural column cloudy sky distant landscape them right engraving seated woman holding child several kneeling standing figures steps column horse’s head visible midground colors visible cream black gray small brownish spots paper.