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Guido Reni

The Virgin holding the infant Christ, a circular composition, counterproof

ca. 1600–40
Etching, counterproof
18.8 × 16.9 cm (7.4 × 6.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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