Virgin and Child with St. Catherine of Alexandria and Saint Anne (?)

Battista Franco

Cleveland Museum of Art

Oval drawing on brown paper with green border, featuring four figures. The central figure is a woman with a head covering, wearing a long dress, sitting and holding a child on her lap; the child is naked and holds their hands to their chest. The woman has her left leg crossed over her right and holds an object in her right hand. On the left, a woman sits with her body facing right, head turned to the right; she wears a puffed-sleeve dress and a head covering. On the right, another woman sits with her body facing left and head turned down; she wears a long dress and a head covering, and holds a book in her hands. The background has some shading and sketchy lines.