The Virgin and Child in a Landscape

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

How you can use this image

This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).

Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.

The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Buy a print or image licence

You can purchase this reproduction

If you have any products in your basket we recommend that you complete your purchase from Art UK before you leave our site to avoid losing your purchases.

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

In this small panel, the Virgin Mary sits under a tree and offers her breast to the Christ Child, who grasps it with both hands but turns away to look out towards the viewer. Although this is not a specific image of the Rest on the Flight into Egypt -- it lacks Joseph, the donkey and the luggage -- it may well be inspired by earlier versions of that subject.The geometric arrangement of the composition, with diagonals running from lower left to upper right and centring on the folds of drapery pulled in a line between the Virgin's right foot and left knee, is typical of mature Bernaert van Orley. The landscape -- which seems to have been painted first, with a space left for the figures -- may be by an assistant who specialised in painting these and who worked on other paintings by van Orley.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

The Virgin and Child in a Landscape

Date

1515-41

Medium

Oil on oak

Measurements

H 34.6 x W 26.7 cm

Accession number

NG714

Acquisition method

Presented by Queen Victoria at the Prince Consort's wish, 1863

Work type

Painting

Tags

See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive? Challenge it and notify Art UK.

Help improve Art UK. Tag artworks and verify existing tags by joining the Tagger community.

Normally on display at

The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

View venue