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Sacred Conversation
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Sacred Conversation

Léon Davent (French), artist; Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540), artist · 1540s · etching

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This etching shows the Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, Joseph, and other two saints. This composition after a now-lost work by Parmigianino was frequently reproduced in early prints and drawings made in France in the 1540s.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineSacred Conversation, 1540s. Léon Davent (French), after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540). Etching; sheet: 24.4 x 18.5 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.48
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