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The infant Christ embraces the Virgin in a pose that very closely resembles -- and is probably based on the design for -- that in Raphael's so-called 'Mackintosh Madonna', which is also in the National Gallery's collection. This picture may have been made in Solario's workshop, or might be a copy of one of his works. Paintings by Solario himself are of a higher quality, though the landscape background -- a broad valley leading to distant snowy mountains, here framed by a square stone opening -- is characteristic of his work.On the right, in the wooded part of the countryside, two men greet each other politely as their paths cross; one has been riding, the other walking with his dog. Further down, near the bottom ledge, we see a single white lily, a symbol of the Virgin's purity.

The Virgin and Child

Andrea Solario (c.1465–1524) (studio of)

The National Gallery, London

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Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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