Madonna and Child, before 1508, Tempera on wood, Overall 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. ( x cm); painted surface 13 1/2 x 10 7/8

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Madonna and Child, before 1508, Tempera on wood, Overall 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. ( x cm); painted surface 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Bramantino (Bartolomeo Suardi) (Italian, Bergamo (?) ca. 1465–1530 Milan), The apple, associated with the Fall of Man, here alludes to Jesus: 'As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons…' (Song of Solomon 2:3). The carnation, too, is associated with love and suggests the Virgin as the emblematic bride of Christ

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