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Virgin with the Bowl

Annibale Carracci

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of four people. The image shows two adults and two infants or toddlers. The adult on the right faces left, head covered with hair pulled back, a circular halo behind her head, wearing a robe with her left arm exposed. The adult to the left faces forward with a head covering and circular halo, right hand raised palm out. The infant on the left sits, looking right with curly hair, no shirt, circular halo. The infant in the middle sits on the lap of the woman on the right, looking down, curly hair, no shirt, circular halo. The adults both interact with the infants. The background is dark with closely drawn lines. The composition resembles an etching or engraving on paper. The artist was Annibale Carracci and the title of the work is Virgin with the Bowl.

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1173 × 893 px
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