Virgin and Child, ca. 1455–60, Oil on wood, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish, Haarlem

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Virgin and Child, ca. 1455–60, Oil on wood, 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish, Haarlem, active by 1457–died 1475), Dieric Bouts has based this small, exquisite image on the ancient Byzantine formula for the affectionate Virgin (glykophilousa)—a type popular in the Netherlands. However, he has dispensed with the gold background and halo of Byzantine practice and has endowed the painting with a human tenderness and simplicity not found in icons

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Size: 3821px × 5402px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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