Three saints interceding for victims of the plague, print, Three saints kneel before Mary and the Christ Child. In the foreground, victims of the plague. In the background, a landscape with buildings, possibly the city of Lucca., printmaker, after print by, Italy, Pietro Testa, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 267 mm x width 185 mm, saints, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Madonna: ie Mary with the Christ-child, plague, Tuscany, Lucca, A detailed, monochrome engraving shows a group of figures on a rocky, draped landscape with billowing clouds above. A robed woman cradles an infant while several cherubic children with small wings cluster nearby, some floating among the clouds and others standing beside the woman. A robed figure holding a hooked staff leans forward from a higher ledge, partially facing the woman and child. In the foreground, two muscular, unclothed adult figures sit and recline on the ground, one holding...
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Three saints interceding for victims of the plague, print, Three saints kneel before Mary and the Christ Child. In the foreground, victims of the plague. In the background, a landscape with buildings, possibly the city of Lucca., printmaker, after print by, Italy, Pietro Testa, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 267 mm x width 185 mm, saints, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, Madonna: ie Mary with the Christ-child, plague, Tuscany, Lucca, A detailed, monochrome engraving shows a group of figures on a rocky, draped landscape with billowing clouds above. A robed woman cradles an infant while several cherubic children with small wings cluster nearby, some floating among the clouds and others standing beside the woman. A robed figure holding a hooked staff leans forward from a higher ledge, partially facing the woman and child. In the foreground, two muscular, unclothed adult figures sit and recline on the ground, one holding a child against the chest while another lies on its side; another small child lies face down on the ground nearby. Drapery, flowing garments, and intricate line work define folds and textures throughout the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B37_227

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Three saints interceding victims plague print Three saints kneel Mary Christ Child foreground background landscape buildings city Lucca printmaker Italy Pietro Testa paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 267 mm x width 185 mm saints city-view man- constructions Madonna ie Christ-child Tuscany detailed monochrome engraving group figures rocky draped landscape billowing clouds robed woman cradles infant several cherubic children small wings cluster nearby floating clouds standing beside woman robed figure holding hooked staff leans forward higher ledge partially facing child two muscular unclothed adult figures sit recline ground holding chest another lies side another small child lies face down ground nearby Drapery flowing garments intricate line work define folds textures scene

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