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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Madonna and Child
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Madonna and Child

Artist Timothy Cole (American, 1852-1931)
Artist Mary Lizzie Macomber (American, 1861-1916)
Date1914
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineGift of Mr. Alphaeus P. Cole
Object number58.31.46
On View
Not on view
DescriptionWood engraving on Japan paper. Original painting destroyed. The Virgin sits on a white stone throne holding the infant Jesus. A white lily sits to the right of the throne. On the right, and angel kneels, weeping into her hands. On her left, a woman looks away holding a crown of thorns.

4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2018.
Marx Reichlich
ca. 1490
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Timothy Cole
1905-1910
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Unknown
15th century
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2006.
Sir Joseph Noel Paton
ca. 1855-56
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
14th century
Image scanned/or photographed from transparency and color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Alessandro Turchi (l'Orbetto)
after 1625
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Master of The Legend of the Magdalene
ca. 1520-25
New photography by Pat Cagney with a digital camera.
Unknown
Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, 1390-1353 B.C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Unknown
late 18th century-early 19th century