This painting depicts a woman seated outdoors with a baby in her lap on the left and a young child standing nearby on the right. The woman is sitting on the ground, while the baby is facing the right with their arms outstretched. The baby is partially wrapped in a white cloth. The woman has a serene expression and delicate facial features. She is wearing a green and red robe. The young child on the right is holding a small lamb and has curly blond hair. In the upper left corner of the painting, two cherubic faces peer down from a cloud. The background shows a pastoral setting with trees,…
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Madonna and Child and the Infant Saint John in a Landscape

painter Polidoro Lanzani (Venetian, 1515 - 1565)

1540/1550

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 27.7 x 58 cm (10 7/8 x 22 13/16 in.) ; framed: 39.05 x 69.21 x 4.44 cm (15 3/8 x 27 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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