Beautiful folio size antique photogravure print from the picture by Hans Memling. (click thumbnails above for larger size image)
Printed on heavyweight cream stock. Plate mark present. Reverse side is blank.
It's hard to appreciate the stunning detail and clarity of this print until you see it in person.
In the center is the Virgin, facing us, seated on a marble throne, behind which is hung a brocaded cloth of honor. The Child is sitting on her right knee with His left hand on an open book, which she holds with hers. On the right and left of the throne are two symmetrical groups of figures facing slightly towards it; on the right (our left) St. James stands behind the kneeling figure of the donor, as though presenting him to the Holy Child, and behind them are seven other kneeling figures. On the opposite side St. Dominic presents the wife of the donor, behind whom twelve women are kneeling.
Title: The Virgin and the Child Adored by the Donors
Publication: Great Masters in the Louvre Gallery
Publication Year: 1899-1900
Publisher: D. Appleton & Goupil & Co. (New York & Paris)
Approximate Page Size (in inches): 16¾ x 12½
Approximate Image Size (in inches): 12 x 10
Condition: EX. Very clean. Some soiling to the bottom edge of the margin (does not affect image)
