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Mary suckling the Christ Child
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Mary suckling the Christ Child

Hieronymus Wierix · 1563 - before 1619 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Mary breastfeeds the Christ Child. She is crowned and holds a bunch of grapes in her hand. Around her head a halo and cherubins in the clouds. In the margin a two-line Bible quote from Song of Solomon 1 and 2 in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printbunch of grapes
Credit lineMaria zoogt het Christuskind. 1563 - before 1619. Hieronymus Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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