The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Little Angels in the Clouds by Friedrich Sustris — Friedrich Sustris. The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Little Angels in the Clouds, ca. 1590. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Little Angels in the Clouds

by Friedrich Sustris

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Artist: Friedrich Sustris (Netherlandish (possibly born Italy), Venice (?) ca. 1540–1599 Munich)
Date: ca. 1590
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white
Dimensions: Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. (12 x 8.6 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Sally and Howard Lepow Gift, 2001
Accession no.: 2001.283

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

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