A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth.
after Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 - Bologna 1660)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1650 - 1700
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
440 x 285 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.5.130
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_U-4-2
Summary
(Folio 52, recto, upper print). A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth.
Marks and inscriptions
Below the image : Lettered below the image 'Virginis immaculata nativitas', and below it 'Franciscus Albanus inventor', 'J. Robillart ex', 'Petrus Sanctus Bartolus sculpsit'
Makers and roles
after Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 - Bologna 1660), creator