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Guido Reni

The Virgin holding the infant Christ, an oval composition, counterproof

ca. 1600–40
Etching, counterproof
12.3 × 15.7 cm (4.8 × 6.2 in)

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

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