In the foreground, the virgin is seated, facing left, holding the infant jesus with an apple in his hand on her knees. A purse and a bunch of keys are suspended from the virgin's girdle. The background is a view of a town. Behind the group at right, is a stone wall inscribed with the artist's monogram and the date "1514". Object Type: copper engraving print, print. Genre: religious art. Date: 1514. Place of creation: Germany. Dimensions: height: 14.7 cm (5.7 in); width: 10.1 cm (3.9 in). Medium: engraving on white laid paper. Depicted People: Virgin Mary, Christ Child. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, The Virgin Sitting by a Wall, 1514 (CH 18096897)
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