The Virgin in prayer, seen in profile facing left, in an oval frame, from "Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles" 1595 - 1645

This anonymous etching, "The Virgin in prayer, seen in profile facing left, in an oval frame, from "Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles"", depicts the Virgin Mary in profile, her head covered in a veil, her hands clasped in prayer. The etching dates from 1595 to 1645 and is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The composition, featuring a single figure in an oval frame, was a common motif in Renaissance and Baroque art, and the use of line to create the image is characteristic of the etching medium.