The Virgin teaching the infant Christ to read: 131

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Virgin teaching the infant Christ to read

Maker(s)

Painter: Maratti, Carlo (Copy after)

Entities

Painting

Categories

Painting

Measurements and weight

Depth: 9.8 cm
Height: 97.8 cm
Width: 102 cm
Width: 74 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1842) by Mesman, Charles, the Rev.

School or Style

Italian
Roman School

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Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Frame Height 126.2 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

References and bibliographic entries

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures in the Fitzwilliam Museum page(s): 122, 125
Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Italian School page(s): 96-97

Identification numbers

Accession number: 131
Primary reference Number: 521
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 November 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "The Virgin teaching the infant Christ to read" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/521 Accessed: 2022-12-04 15:51:59

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-12-04 15:51:59|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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