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Source Description
Printed from four blocks in brown, this chiaroscuro woodcut shows the Virgin and Child flanked by the infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Francis at right. Saint Catherine of Siena takes place on the left, and holds a flower.
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Document identity
localId
136307
label
Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis
core
obj
dtoType
print
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
136307
contentType
print
title
Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis
description
Printed from four blocks in brown, this chiaroscuro woodcut shows the Virgin and Child flanked by the infant Saint John the Baptist and Saint Francis at right. Saint Catherine of Siena takes place on the left, and holds a flower.
date
1585
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80030026
creators
4656
23936
genreSpecific
Print
imageCount
1
source
import
cul
Italy, 16th century
accession
1960.19
Source extras
tec
chiaroscuro woodcut
tombstone
Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis, 1585. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, 1547–1626). Chiaroscuro woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fortieth Anniversary Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken, 1960.19
collection
PR - Chiaroscuro
stateOfTheWork
I/I
inscriptions
inscription
Lettered upper left: (J)acopo Ligozio Veronese Pittor'del / (Se)reniss Gran Duca di Tosc Inven / (A)ndrea Andriano / (M)ant.o.Intagliator.e /All Ill.o Signor / Nicolo Gaddi / in Fiorenza / °1585°
didYouKnow
The CMA owns another version of this chiaroscuro woodcut, which differs in the color of the ink used to print it (1949.81).
citations
citation
Milliken, William Mathewson. “Gifts to the Cleveland Museum of Art.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 61, no. 10 (December 1974): 371–383.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 381
citation
Goldfarb, Hilliard T. “Chiaroscuro Woodcut Technique and Andrea Andreani.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 68, no. 9 (November 1981): 307–330.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 325-326, fig. 33
catalogueRaisonne
Bartsch XII.67.27
creditline
Fortieth Anniversary Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:57:09.231000
sourceId
136307
dept
Prints
coll
PR - Chiaroscuro
med
chiaroscuro woodcut
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
31598370e835fe38