# Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

- By: Meester van de Conversazione di Santo Spirito
- Date: c. 1490 - c. 1515
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: depth 8.5 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3012--76b849aefddd14e8470a3c65e03e3bfa)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/9c46dbd44c98655818a0f73c8bdf95c7.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Tondi or circular paintings, often with depictions of the Virgin, gained in popularity in the second half of the 15th century. They were hung in domestic settings and increasingly prized more for their artistic value than their religious significance.