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

The Virgin and the Infant Christ with Saint Anne

Artist Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)

CultureGerman

Dateca. 1500

MediumEngraving

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (11.4 x 7 cm)

Credit LineGift of F. and L.S. Herman in Honor of Rear Admiral Jack Remey Wadleigh and His Wife Ray Williams Wadleigh

Object number97.37

On View

On view

DescriptionView of two standing women, the one at the right [Mary] holding a baby [Christ] with her back to the viewer and her hair blowing in the wind; the one at the left [St. Anne] reaching out to touch the head of the baby; a crowned figure [God] and a dove radiating from the clouds at top center.