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The Madonna del silenzio; the Virgin holding her finger to her lips, quieting the infant Baptist from waking the sleeping Christ child

Elias Hainzelmann German
after Annibale Carracci Italian
Publisher Francois de Poilly French

1665–75

Not on view

Engraved after Annibale Carracci's painting, now at Hampton Court, Royal Collection.

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Title: The Madonna del silenzio; the Virgin holding her finger to her lips, quieting the infant Baptist from waking the sleeping Christ child

Artist: Elias Hainzelmann (German, Augsburg 1640–1693 Augsburg)

Artist: after Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome)

Publisher: Francois de Poilly (French, Abbeville 1623–1693 Paris)

Date: 1665–75

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Mount: 20 5/16 × 22 13/16 in. (51.6 × 57.9 cm)
Image: 16 7/8 × 18 11/16 in. (42.8 × 47.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Object Number: 53.600.2075

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