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Antonio Balestra

Virgin and Child with St. John

Maker

Antonio Balestra (Italian, 1666-1740), designer

Title

Virgin and Child with St. John

Year

1702

Medium

  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Medium weight off-white laid paper

Dimensions

15.2 x 11 cm (6 x 4 5/16 inches) (plate) including inscription

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered: LL: "Antonius Balestra in et fecit 1702"

Lettered below image: "Mater pulcrae dilectionis"

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Bartsch XXI.294.2 (a later state with added title confused by Bartsch with XXI.296.1)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

66.300

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Venice in the Eighteenth Century: Prints and Drawings

Exhibition History

Venetian Drawings and Prints of the 18th Century
Jan 12, 1967 – Feb 05, 1967

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Antonio Balestra (Italian, 1666-1740), designer
Virgin and Child with St. John, 1702
etching
15.2 x 11 cm (6 x 4 5/16 inches) (plate) including inscription
Museum Works of Art Fund 66.300

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