Légende

Mary teaches the Christ-child to read, print, The Christ-child sitting with a book on his lap. Mary stands behind him and points at the book together with him. Joseph sits on the right. Two lines of Latin text in the bottom margin., printmaker: Giovanni Battista del Sole, Italy, after print by François Perrier, after 1629 - in or before c. 1719, François Perrier, after print by, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 186 mm x width 212 mm, A monochrome etching shows three seated adults and a child gathered closely around an open book, with a woman on the left bending toward the child and holding the book, a small naked child sitting on a ledge and looking at the pages, a bearded man on the right leaning in and resting a hand near the child, and another man partially visible behind him; drapery and folds of clothing create dark crosshatched shading, a stone ledge with a floral motif is visible beneath the child, and behind the group there are trees, architectural elements, and a vase of flowers on a plinth.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B37_143

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41.4Mo (11.9Mo) / 34.1cm x 30.4cm / 4031 x 3586 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mary teaches Christ-child read print Christ-child sitting book lap Mary stands points book together Joseph sits right Two lines Latin text bottom margin printmaker Giovanni Battista del Sole Italy François Perrier 1629 - c 1719 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 186 mm x width 212 mm monochrome etching three seated adults child gathered closely open book woman left bending holding small naked child sitting ledge looking pages bearded man right leaning resting hand near another man partially visible drapery folds clothing create dark crosshatched shading stone ledge floral motif visible beneath group trees architectural elements vase flowers plinth