Légende
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.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B37_227
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38.5Mo (11.4Mo) / 25.4cm x 38.0cm / 2998 x 4491 (300dpi)