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The Virgin Seated on an Altar by Jean de Gourmont I — VisualArtsDB

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The Virgin Seated on an Altar

The Virgin Seated on an Altar

The Virgin Seated on an Altar

Jean de Gourmont I

1520–1540

Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 8.1 × 7.9 cm (3 1/4 × 3 1/8 in.)
Genre: Engravings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)

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Here the Virgin and Child—sitting atop a classical altar turned into a Christian throne—preside over an audience of awed shepherds. A luxuriously patterned cloth of honor with tassels softens the rigid architecture, spilling forward down the steps to the rapt audience.

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