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Virgin and Child by Bartolomé Estebán Murillo

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Virgin and Child

Bartolomé Estebán Murillo · 1670s

Artist
Bartolomé Estebán Murillo Spanish, Seville 1617–1682 Seville
Date
1670s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
65 1/4 x 43 in. (165.7 x 109.2 cm)
Where to see it
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rogers Fund, 1943 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗

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  5. The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
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