Heilige Melania de Oudere after 1636

This etching by Dutch artist Frederick Bloemaert, created after 1636, depicts the Holy Melania the Elder. The composition shows Melania seated in a landscape, with a cave and a tree behind her. She is dressed in a long gown and a cloak, her head covered by a cap, and she holds her hands together in a gesture of prayer. The etching is a small-scale work, just 135mm in height and 85mm in width, and it is currently part of the Rijksmuseum collection.