The Virgin and Child with a Rose

Executed with simple yet expressive lines, the work embodies the Northern Mannerist style, marked by calmness and distinctive visual elements. The etching technique, involving incising lines on a copper plate, was a medium Bellange explored extensively in his later years.

Created during Bellange's fourteen-year tenure in Nancy, this etching represents his late-period output, characterized by a focus on religious subjects through the etching medium.

The work reflects the experimental spirit of early 17th-century printmaking, where artists like Bellange were pushing the boundaries of etching techniques within the broader Mannerist movement.