Madonna and Child (Bellini, New York, 1485–1490)
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Artist | Giovanni Bellini |
Year | late 1480s |
Medium | oil on panel |
Dimensions | 88.9 cm × 71.1 cm (35.0 in × 28.0 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Accession | 08.183.1 |
Website | Catalogue entry |
Madonna and Child is a late 1480s painting by Giovanni Bellini, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York[1][2]
Unusually, the Madonna holds the viewer's attention with her gaze. The backdrop curtain is pulled slightly open to reveal a distant landscape showing a transition from barren hills to a verdant townscape, a metaphor for resurrection.
References[edit]
- ^ WGA Entry
- ^ "Madonna and Child". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 October 2018.