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Standing Pregnant Woman (Study for the Pregnant Virgin Mary)

Bartolomeo Cesi · 1556–1629

Bartolomeo Cesi: Bolognese, 1556 - 1629

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Standing Pregnant Woman (Study for the Pregnant Virgin Mary)

1556–1629

Red chalk, highlighted with white, on blue paper; squared in black chalk · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Medium
Red chalk, highlighted with white, on blue paper; squared in black chalk
Dimensions
11 x 5 9/16in. (28 x 14.1cm)
Collection no.
1976.187.1
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By the artist
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Bartolomeo Cesi. Standing Pregnant Woman (Study for the Pregnant Virgin Mary). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Standing Pregnant Woman (Study for the Pregnant Virgin Mary) — Bartolomeo Cesi. 1556–1629.

Medium: Red chalk, highlighted with white, on blue paper; squared in black chalk. Dimensions: 11 x 5 9/16in. (28 x 14.1cm).

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

Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1976.

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.

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Bartolomeo Cesi. Standing Pregnant Woman (Study for the Pregnant Virgin Mary). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.