The Virgin, kneeling at prayer before her bed, is approached by the Angle, left, and above, the dome of the Holy Spirit in a nimbus. Below, two-line verse from the Gospel of St. Luke in Latin.
Credit: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
c. 1575
Engraving on paper
1931-94-239
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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