Theological

14x20 cm

The Virgin and Child with the infant Baptist known as the Madonna of the Blue Diadem with the Virgin lifting a veil from the Christ child while holding an arm around St John the Baptist. The painting was formerly attrinbuted to Raphael but now considered to be by Gianfrancesco Penni, an artist in his studio.

Stipple engraving by P.W.Thomkins published by Cadell & Davies London 1815.
Hand coloured.
Fine engraving in faithful hand colour but trimmed to image edge and pasted to board.  Supplied in cream mount ready for framing.