The Virgin and Child Seated at the Foot of a Tree, 1522, Engraving, Plate: 4 3/4 × 3 3/8 in. (12 × 8.5 cm), Prints, Jan Gossart (called Mabuse) (Netherlandish, Maubeuge ca. 1478–1532 Antwerp (?)), As he so often did in his paintings, Gossart combined Renaissance and Gothic motifs in his prints. Here, the figure types derive from Italian Renaissance sculpture. Most notably, the child's unusual gesture, with his arm turned backward, derives from The Madonna of the Steps, a relief by Michelangelo (1490–92, Casa Buonarroti, Florence)
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Virgin, Child Seated, Foot, Tree, 1522, Engraving, Plate, 4 3/4, 3 3/8, 12, 8.5 cm, Prints, Jan Gossart, called Mabuse, Netherlandish, Maubeuge ca., 1478–1532, Antwerp, paintings, Gossart combined Renaissance, Gothic motifs, prints, figure types, derive, Italian, sculpture, notably, child, unusual gesture, arm turned, backward, derives, Madonna, Steps, relief, Michelangelo, 1490–92, Casa Buonarroti, Florence
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