Virgin and Child, ca. 1525, Oil on wood, Overall 28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. ( x 54 cm); painted surface 27 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (

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Virgin and Child, ca. 1525, Oil on wood, Overall 28 3/8 x 21 1/4 in. ( x 54 cm); painted surface 27 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp) and a collaborator, Two iconographic themes are combined in this splendid painting: the joys of motherhood and the sorrowful premonition of Christ's death. The sleeping infant is traditionally understood as a prefiguration of the dead Christ embraced by the Virgin, known as the Pietà

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Size: 3869px × 5171px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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