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Nearly filling this vertical painting, a young, light-skinned child stands with a delicate scepter tucked into one elbow as he holds up his other hand with the first two fingers raised. The child is lit from our left, but the overall tone of the painting is shadowy and dark. His body faces us, and he looks off to our right with round, deeply shaded eyes. He has short blond hair and a tall forehead, chubby cheeks, and his bow lips are parted. Short, gold rays emanate from the sides and top of his head within a thin gold band to create a halo. He wears a thigh-length, white tunic, and more of…

The Infant Savior

Andrea Mantegna (Paduan, c. 1431 - 1506)

c. 1460 · tempera on canvas

National Gallery of Art · Samuel H. Kress Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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