Virgin and Child with Saints, Charles Mellin, French, 1600 - 1649, Pen and brown ink, brush and sepia wash over sanguine traces on laid paper, The Virgin sits with Child behind her, standing on a pedestal upon steps. Beside the group are two angels one of them carrying a cardinal's hat. Beside the pedestal stand at left a bishop with a book and crozier, at right St. Cecilia. In front of the pedestal are St. John the Baptist standing, St. Jerome sitting and visiting St. Thomas Aquinas kneeling in the background, above., Italy, 1620–49, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Virgin, Child, Saints, Charles Mellin, French, 1600 - 1649, Pen, brown ink, brush, sepia wash, sanguine traces, laid paper, Virgin sits, Child, standing, pedestal upon steps, Beside, group, two angels, carrying, cardinal's hat, Beside, pedestal stand, left, bishop, book, crozier, right St, Cecilia, front, pedestal, St, John, Baptist standing, St, Jerome sitting, visiting St, Thomas Aquinas kneeling, background, Italy, 1620–49, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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