Sacred Conversation

Description

This etching shows the Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, Joseph, and other two saints. This composition after a now-lost work by Parmigianino was frequently reproduced in early prints and drawings made in France in the 1540s.

Provenance

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Sacred Conversation

Léon Davent

1540s

Accession Number

2001.48

Medium

etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 24.4 x 18.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund