Maria cu Iisus în brațe și Ioan Botezătorul copil
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From the collection of Romanian Academy in Bucharest
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From the collection of Romanian Academy in Bucharest
This painting shows a woman holding a bare-chested baby in her lap. She’s dressed in a dark blue-green robe, her face calm but serious. Below them, a younger boy in a red sash looks up, his hand resting on his chest. The background is a dark, leafy green, with soft light hitting their faces. The woman’s skin glows against the shadows, making her look almost three-dimensional. The way light and dark play across their faces is a trick artists used to create depth. Try looking up *chiaroscuro* to see how this effect works.
