The Virgin Nursing the Christ Child, in a Glory of Angels (recto); Studies for seated figures of Christ and God the Father in red chalk (verso)

Provenance

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Artist: Nicola Maria Rossi (Italian, Naples (?) 1690–1758 Naples)
Date: 1690–1758
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red chalk. Verso: faint red chalk studies for seated figures of Christ and God the Father seen in steep perspective
Dimensions: 11-7/16 x 9-15/16 in. (29.0 x 25.2 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1917
Accession no.: 17.236.25

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.