The Virgin and Child seated before a curtain
Luigi Boscolo · ca. 1850
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Luigi Boscolo's engraving, "The Virgin and Child seated before a curtain," was created circa 1850. The print measures 41.4 × 30.6 cm (plate) and 54.7 × 39.6 cm (sheet). It is classified under "Prints" and belongs to the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, acquired through The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, in 1947.
Luigi Boscolo (1823–1906) was an Italian engraver. No nationality information is provided in the supplied data for Boscolo beyond his birth and death years and the general description.
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