The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 21, 2024

Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis

Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis

1585
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The CMA owns another version of this chiaroscuro woodcut, which differs in the color of the ink used to print it (1949.81).

Description

Printed from four blocks in brown, this chiaroscuro woodcut shows the Virgin and Child flanked by the infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Francis at right. Saint Catherine of Siena takes place on the left, and holds a flower.
  • A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).
    Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).
    Portrait of Madonna. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (November 15-December 31, 1960).
  • {{cite web|title=Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis|url=false|author=Andrea Andreani, Jacopo Ligozzi|year=1585|access-date=21 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1960.19