Mother and Child

Jean Charlot, 1600

MEDIUMRed chalk over traces of black chalk on cream paper

DIMENSIONS14-1/8 x 10-3/4 in. (35.9 x 27.3 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Jean Charlot

Jean Charlot, a French-born American artist, was a pivotal figure in the birth of Mexican muralism, creating the first fresco in the movement.