The Virgin and Child

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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A monumental Virgin Mary sits on a stone pedestal. The Christ Child, a solid toddler, is perched on her raised knee, his left hand resting tenderly in the curve of her left thumb and forefinger. He clutches at his mother's veil; she cups the fingers of her right hand around his naked leg to support him. Mary looks down sadly to one side, as if contemplating the destiny of her son.This painting is a copy of a lost work by Giovanni Bellini, perhaps painted for the Chiesa degli Scalzi in Venice. It is signed and dated in Latin by the Cremonese painter Francesco Tacconi.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Virgin and Child

Date

1489

Medium

Oil on lime

Measurements

H 99.7 x W 52.7 cm

Accession number

NG286

Acquisition method

Bought, 1855

Work type

Painting

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The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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