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Mother and Child by Jean Charlot

Mother and Child

Jean Charlot · 1600

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DETAILS
Artist
Jean Charlot
Date
1600
Medium
Red chalk over traces of black chalk on cream paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
14-1/8 x 10-3/4 in. (35.9 x 27.3 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
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THE ARTIST

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.

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