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Painting of an older woman in white headcloth behind a younger woman in pink gown, with a sleeping infant at lower left against dark green.

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

A painting of three figures against a dark green background. An older woman in a white headcloth looks out from behind, one hand resting on the shoulder of a younger woman in a pink gown who gazes downward. A sleeping infant lies at lower left, his hands clasped near the woman's fingers.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
probably 1519
Medium
Oil on linden
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3237 × 3860 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1519).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Español: La Virgen y el Niño con Santa Ana

Una pintura de tres figuras sobre un fondo verde oscuro. Una mujer mayor con una toca blanca mira desde atrás, con una mano apoyada en el hombro de una mujer joven con un vestido rosado que mira hacia abajo. Un bebé dormido yace en la parte inferior izquierda, con las manos juntas cerca de los dedos de la mujer.

Português: A Virgem e o Menino com Santa Ana

Uma pintura de três figuras sobre um fundo verde escuro. Uma mulher mais velha, com um véu branco, olha de trás, com uma mão apoiada no ombro de uma mulher jovem de vestido rosa que olha para baixo. Um bebê adormecido está deitado à esquerda, com as mãos juntas perto dos dedos da mulher.

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