The Birth of the Virgin

Ventura Salimbeni, 1605/1610

This image shows multiple figures, both humans and cherubic beings, in a detailed and dynamic scene. The composition is vertically oriented with various individuals positioned throughout the scene. · description from the collection

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Artist: Ventura Salimbeni ¹
Date: 1605/1610 ¹
Medium: pen and brown and red ink with brown and sanguine wash over red chalk, heightened with white gouache and squared in red chalk on laid paper washed ochre ¹
Original: 3,660 × 5,136 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

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