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Once thought to be by a follower or even a late copy after Jean Gossart, in the 1990s we realised that this small painting is the original of a famous image by the artist, of which several versions survive. Up till then it was covered in discoloured and degraded varnish, and was heavily overpainted. When the painting was cleaned its exceptional quality became apparent.
The delicacy of handling in such details as Christ’s head and the fingernails of his right hand shows extraordinary skill. The letters of the inscription and their shadows are a triumph of the imaginative reconstruction of the fall of light and shadow over convex metal and wood.
Title
The Virgin and Child
Date
1527
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 30.7 x W 24.3 cm
Accession number
NG1888
Acquisition method
Bought, 1860
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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