Art, literature & history
The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake
1654
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- plate: 9.5 x 14.4 cm (3 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 9.9 x 14.9 cm (3 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1943.3.9112
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Rembrandt van Rijn. The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake — Rembrandt van Rijn. 1654.
Medium: etching.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 9.5 x 14.4 cm (3 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 9.9 x 14.9 cm (3 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.9112. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.