Madonna and child with St John

item details

NameMadonna and child with St John

ProductionGiovanni Fosella; engraver (printmaker); 1841-1846; Florence
Agostino Carracci; after

Classificationprints, engravings, works on paper

Materialspaper

Materials Summaryengraving

Techniquesengraving

Registration Number1961-0011-13

Credit lineGift of Mr and Mrs G.G Gibbes Watson, 1961

Overview

This is a 19th century engraving by the Italian artist Giovanni Fosella (1814-after 1869) of the painting Madonna and child with St John (c. 1596-97) by Annibale Carracci, in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence. It is part of the series Imperiale e reale Galleria di Firenze.

Dr Mark Stocker Curator, Historical International Art February 2017