Artwork
Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1450 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
The Virgin and Child is a 15th-century painting depicting a woman and infant, created around 1450.
Subject & Meaning
The work shows a dark-haired woman in a red dress and green shawl gazing down at a swaddled baby, likely representing the Virgin Mary and Christ child, given its title and devotional character.
Technique & Style
The painting features soft, gentle facial features on both figures, with the woman's eyes cast downward and lips slightly parted, achieved through subtle brushwork.
History & Provenance
The painting is now held at the Museum of Ethnography, indicating it has been collected and preserved for its cultural significance.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
