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The birth of the Virgin. Oil painting after Francesco Bassano.
- Bassano, Francesco da Ponte, 1549-1592
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- 44685i
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Credit: The birth of the Virgin. Oil painting after Francesco Bassano. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The mother of the Virgin, Saint Anne, is being offered an egg to restore her strength after giving birth. The Virgin is being prepared for bathing and swaddling. A large canvas version of a composition otherwise recorded in a small painting on copper by Francesco Bassano
Physical description
1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 108.5 x 79 cm
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Wellcome Collection 44685i
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