The Infant Jesus
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Infant Jesus is a 1850 by Massol, depicting Putto, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a chubby, barefoot child standing in a circle of light. The boy has curly hair, wears a tiny cloth around his waist, and raises one hand like he’s pointing or blessing. The background is simple—just a soft glow behind him. Notice how the light makes his skin look smooth and the shadows fall gently. The artist used shading to give the figure a three-dimensional feel. Look up *chiaroscuro* next to see how this lighting trick works.
The artwork is a print on paper titled *The Infant Jesus*, created after a composition by Andrea Mantegna around 1850.
Read the full account in the museum source.
This engraver carved delicate dot-based prints in late 18th- and early 19th-century France.
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