Virgin and Child, Attributed to Simon Bening, ca. 1520

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Virgin and Child, ca. 1520, Oil on wood, Overall 10 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm), with added strip of 3/8 in. (1 cm) at top; painted surface 9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Simon Bening (Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges), Bening, a celebrated miniaturist, has taken the Virgin and Child from David's Rest on the Flight into Egypt and placed them in a different context. Joseph is absent, and there is no overt reference to the journey of the Holy Family

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Size: 3942px × 4762px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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