Who created "The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake"?

The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake was created by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1654.

What medium is "The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake"?

The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake is etching.

Is "The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake" in the public domain?

Yes, The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake

Rembrandt van Rijn

1654

Medium

etching

Classification

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Philip Hofer

Accession Number

1941.3.13

About the Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn · 1606–1669

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606–1669) stands as one of the greatest visual artists in the history of Western art and the most important Dutch painter of the 17th century. Born in Leiden to a prosperous miller's family, Rembrandt transformed painting through his revolutionary use of light and shadow, his psychological depth in portraiture, and his elevation of etching to a fine art. His approx...

The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake

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