Madonna Nursing the Christ Child

ca. 1583–87

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and Engraving
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (8.9 x 6.5 cm)
Collection no.: 51.501.3502
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Madonna Nursing the Christ Child — Annibale Carracci. ca. 1583–87.

Medium: Etching and Engraving. Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (8.9 x 6.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

Artwork sources