Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and Saint Francis

1585

Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and Saint Francis, 1585. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, 1547–1626). Chiaroscuro woodcut; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1949.81 Printed from four blocks in light blue, green, and black, this chiaroscuro woodcut shows the Virgin and Child flanked by the infant St. John the Baptist and St. Francis at right. St. Catherine of Siena takes a place on the left and holds a flower. The CMA owns another version of this chiaroscuro woodcut, which differs in the color of the ink used to print it (1960.19).