Madonna holding a lily branch with the Christ Child on her lap, seated on clouds, surrounded by cherub heads
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Catalogue
- Year
- 1570
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 6 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (16 × 13.9 cm) Plate: 6 × 5 3/16 in. (15.2 × 13.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Cherubino Alberti
Artist
Printmaking
Cherubino Alberti was an Italian engraver and printmaker active in Rome during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Working primarily in copper engraving, he produced religious and mythological prints that circulated widely across Europe, establishing him as a significant figure in the dissemination of Counter-Reformation imagery. His technical precision and prolific output made him influential among contemporaries and later printmakers.
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- Cherubino Alberti
- Year
- 1570
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 6 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (16 × 13.9 cm) Plate: 6 × 5 3/16 in. (15.2 × 13.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1570-536836
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified