The Virgin and Child Jesus and Saint John, The Christ Child stands upon the Virgin Mary's lap while a young John the Baptist touches his feet while holding his staff and a banner with a Latin inscription. A choir of angels surrounds the three.

Item — Box: 250

Identifier: spc-mss0088-s21-i0759

The Virgin and Child Jesus and Saint John, The Christ Child stands upon the Virgin Mary's lap while a young John the Baptist touches his feet while holding his staff and a banner with a Latin inscription. A choir of angels surrounds the three.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TITI.0730; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu

Dates

Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

Titian (alternatively: Tiziano Vecelli) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Paintings; Madonna and Child; Saint John the Baptist; Angels; School: Venice; Style period: Italian Renaissance; Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9; Image width (in.): 6.7in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Physical condition: mounted; buckling; stained; yellowing; Print type: black and white; Support:

General

Artist Nationality: Italian; Artist Status: School of; Inscription: Ecce Agnus Dei; Inscription author: artist; Inscription translation text: Behold the Lamb of God; Inscription translation text language: Lat; Inscription translation text type: translation