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Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
The Virgin and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

The Virgin and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John

Artist Pierre Courteys (1520-1590)
Manufacturer Limoges
Manufacturer Pierre Courteys (1520-1590)
Dateca. 1555-1575
MediumEnamel on copper
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 x 7 in. (21.6 x 17.8 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number86.79
Terms
  • Saint John
  • Religion
  • Christianity
  • Mary
  • Virgin
  • Jesus
  • Saints
  • Saint Elizabeth
  • Limoges
On View
On view
DescriptionAdult women Elizabeth and Mary seated in a landscape, with their children John the Baptist and the infant Jesus. A stable or barn is behind them, and a city in the distance. Made from enamels on copper, in blues, violet, green, tan and gold.

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