An apostle with a long beard looking down at an open book, in an oval frame, from Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles
Anonymous, 17th century
From Christ, the Virgin and Thirteen Apostles, a series of fifteen busts in oval frames printed from one plate, after Reni. Verso not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.
Credit: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
1600-1640
Etching
9.6 x 7.7cm
51.501.5047
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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