Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Collotype (?), 18--.

Date:
1800-1899
Reference:
10354i
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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Collotype (?), 18--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

There is much representation of writing (all represented by dots of thread) on the scrolls to the left and right. A closed vellum-bound book is shown on the left and a leather-bound book on the right. In the left background is a cruciform monument with a long inscribed label, alluding to Christ's crucifixion

Publication/Creation

1800-1899

Physical description

1 print : collotype (?)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 10354i

Reproduction note

After a tapestry, apparently of the 15th century, possibly Netherlandish. The threads are clearly shown, both in the image and the borders. It does not seem to be a record of a painting on linen

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