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The Education of the Virgin
Artist Michaelina Wautier  Edit this on Wikidata
Year1656
Medium oil paint, canvas
Dimensions147 cm (58 in) × 119.38 cm (47.00 in)
Collection Mauritshuis  Edit this on Wikidata
Identifiers RKDimages ID: 236335

The Education of the Virgin is a painting by the Flemish artist Michaelina Wautier. It shows the young Virgin Mary with her mother Anne and her father Joachim. In the pillar on the right is the inscription "Michaelina Wautier, inuenit, et fecit 1656", indicating that she both composed and executed the painting in 1656. The work is now in a private collection. [1]

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  1. ^ Katlijne van der Stighelen; Gerlinde Gruber; Martha C. Howell; Jahel Sanzsalazar; Francesca Del Torre Scheuch; Ben van Beneden & Martine Van Elk (2018). Michaelina Wautier 1604–1689: Glorifying a Forgotten Talent (print book). Kontich, Antwerp, Belgium: BAI Publishers. ISBN  9789085867630. OCLC  1031438767 – via WorldCat.