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The Child Jesus stands on the parapet. He is steadied by the Virgin Mary who is seen against a cloth of Honour. This painting is thought to be an early work, & was probably painted for private devotion. Basaiti, who was active in Venice in the early 16th ...

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The Child Jesus is shown standing on a carpet on a parapet. He holds a crystal orb & is gently supported by the Virgin Mary. Beyond a second parapet there is a distant landscape. The picture has also been attributed to Pintoricchio but this is unlikely. ...

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This painting was probably painted as a private devotional work. The Virgin Mary's halo is inscribed with the Archangel Gabriel's salutation at the Annunciation as recounted in the New Testament (Luke 1: 28). It was probably hung in a tabernacle frame fair ...

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Possibly an old copy of a lost Solario. It has in the past been attributed to a Milanese follower of Leonardo (such as Cesare da Sesto). The design seems related to that of Raphael's ' Mackintosh Madonna', also in the Collection, which might be of an earli ...

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The Virgin & Child are seated behind a marble parapet. Jesus holds the Virgin's belt; both figures look straight out of the picture. The design is known in other versions by Cima & his workshop, including compositions in reverse. It also served as the ...

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This many panelled painting, or polyptych, was painted by Crivelli in 1476 as the high altarpiece for San Domenico in Ascoli Piceno, east central Italy. The polyptych was composed of the central panel & eight smaller panels with saints, also in the Gall ...

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The Virgin & the infant Christ are shown appearing at a window opening; a second window is behind them. The white cloth on which the Child is sitting probably extended over the original frame to complete the illusion of the picture as a window. The Virg ...

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The Virgin Mary is shown not only as the mother of Christ but as the Queen of Heaven, with two angels holding an ornate crown over her head. Christ holds a pomegranate, a symbol of the Passion. Previously catalogued as by a follower of Antonello, this pain ...

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The Christ Child rests on the lap of the Virgin; she holds a book & he has just blown a soap bubble. This action probably relates to the saying ' Man is a bubble' (' Homo Bulla'), which was in fairly common usage in the 16th century. It means that human l ...

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The fruit held by the Virgin is not identified with certainty, but could well be a pomegranate, symbol of the Passion. Fruit such as apples & pears appear in many Bellini paintings of the Virgin & Child. The green cloth of honour, the landscape & the parapet are also common features of Bellini's Madonnas. The pattern was also adopted by Cima. ...

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The Virgin And Child

This is an entirely characteristic work by the artist. Giovanni Santi, Raphael's father, was also a poet at the Court of Urbino. The distant landscape in the background is reminiscent of Domenico Ghirlandaio, while the sleeping child may be based on a 'Vi

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