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The Virgin Suckling the Infant Christ, 1682

  • etching, paper
  • 171 x 239 mm
  • Inv. 2015-JN-5

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The Virgin sits on the ground in the open air, breastfeeding the Christ child. A man in a stable can be seen in the background. The print is part of a series of 53 prints after paintings by Titian and Veronese.

Artist

Valentin Lefèbvre RKD
Brussels ca. 1637 - Venice 1677
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Titian RKD VIAF Wikidata
Pieve di Cadore 1488 - 1490 - Venice 1576
after

Jacobus van Campen RKD
Venice ca. 1680 - 1700
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Title The Virgin Suckling the Infant Christ
Date 1682
Period 17th century
Medium and support etching AAT
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number 2015-JN-5
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-JN-5
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9014/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11D Christ Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass
11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass
11F4 Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child Iconclass
11F726 Christ-child suckling, or beginning to suckle, e.g. Mary uncovering her breast ~ Madonna-representations Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
42A3 mother and baby or young child Iconclass
42A30 motherhood Iconclass
42A31 nursing, suckling Iconclass
42A32 feeding a baby Iconclass
42A32(+0) feeding a baby (+ variant) Iconclass
47I2112 cow Iconclass
47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
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