GRECO, El
(b. 1541, Candia, d. 1614, Toledo)

The Virgin and Child with St Martina and St Agnes (detail)

1597-99
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington

This detail shows the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus enthroned in the heavens, surrounded by angels and seraphim. The postures of the Virgin and Child are similar to those in The Holy family with Saint Mary Magdalen in Cleveland.