1488
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Virgin and Child is a 1488 by Andrea Mantegna, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting depicts a tender scene of the Virgin and Child. The Virgin sits with her legs crossed, cradling the Child in her arms. She wears a long robe and a head covering, while the Child is swaddled in cloth. The background is a plain, dark color, which contrasts with the lighter tones of the figures. The artist's use of lines and shading creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting. The Virgin's robes are rendered in intricate folds, while the Child's face is smooth and rounded. The painting's style and technique are reminiscent of the Renaissance period. To learn more about this artistic movement, explore the Renaissance.
Andrea Mantegna (UK: , US: ; Italian: ; c. 1431 – September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Roman archaeology, and the son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna…
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