The Virgin with the Child Blessing ca. 1593 Jan Muller Netherlandish The Virgin with the Child Blessing is an unfinished engraving, a working proof that Jan Muller retouched in pen and brown ink, revising the composition. He made adjustments to the Virgins drapery, reinforcing the creases and deepening the shadows, redrew the outline of her left shoulder, making it appear higher, and added to the radiant lines of the Marys and Christs halos. The figures are in half length, the Virgin holding the Christ Child firmly in her arms, while he raises his right hand to the viewer in the traditional gesture of blessing. In the finished composition, Muller made the changes indicated in pen and ink on this proof and also included an illusionistic frame and a formal inscription below, emphasizing the devotional nature of the composition. This is not a scene taken from the Bible but an image intended to inspire reverence and prayer. Muller printed an extraordinary number of working proofs during
SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of The Virgin with the Child Blessing ca. 1593 Jan Muller Netherlandish The Virgin with the Child Blessing is an unfinished engraving, a working proof that Jan Muller retouched in pen and brown ink, revising the composition. He made adjustments to the Virgins drapery, reinforcing the creases and deepening the shadows, redrew the outline of her left shoulder, making it appear higher, and added to the radiant lines of the Marys and Christs halos. The figures are in half length, the Virgin holding the Christ Child firmly in her arms, while he raises his right hand to the viewer in the traditional gesture of blessing. In the finished composition, Muller made the changes indicated in pen and ink on this proof and also included an illusionistic frame and a formal inscription below, emphasizing the devotional nature of the composition. This is not a scene taken from the Bible but an image intended to inspire reverence and prayer. Muller printed an extraordinary number of working proofs during by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.
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