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Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Maker (Italian, 1466 - 1513)
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Date1490s
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (80 x 57.2 cm.)
DescriptionThis devotional painting portrays the Virgin and the Child and two angels in an open loggia with red marble columns.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The Arabella D. Huntington Memorial Art Collection.
Status
On view
Label TextThe Christ Child gestures a blessing, while two angels look up from below—one looks directly at us. The artist pushes the figures into our space, bringing them into our world, separate from the distant and dreamy landscape beyond. The gold star on the Virgin's shoulder is a reference to one of her titles, as Stella Maris, or Star of the Sea, emphasizing her role as a sign of hope and a guiding light for Christians.


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