Art, literature & historyThe Virgin and Child with the Parrot
1549
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Engraving; third of three states
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 3 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (10 x 8 cm) Plate: 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (8.2 x 5.8 cm)
- Collection no.
- 26.64.9
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Virgin and Child with the Parrot — Sebald Beham. 1549.
Medium: Engraving; third of three states. Dimensions: Sheet: 3 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (10 x 8 cm) Plate: 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (8.2 x 5.8 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924.
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.