Maria met het Christuskind en Johannes de Doper

This engraving depicts an intimate devotional scene where the infant Christ stands in his mother's arms, looking toward the young John the Baptist. A tray of grapes is held between the figures, serving as a focal point for their interaction. The composition is framed by a heavy, dark curtain in the background, typical of the dramatic lighting found in late 16th-century prints.

The grapes function as a Eucharistic symbol, representing the wine of the Sacrament and prefiguring the blood of Christ's future sacrifice. Aegidius Sadeler was a key figure in the transition of high-mannerist engraving to the imperial court of Rudolf II in Prague, where such religious images were often viewed through the lens of sophisticated Neoplatonic devotion.