1509
oil
canvas
From the collection of Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Virgin and Child is a 1509 oil by Jan Gossaert, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Breastfeeding, held at Calouste Gulbenkian Museum.
The painting shows a woman sitting on a red blanket, breastfeeding a baby. She wears a white headscarf and a dark dress. The baby is naked, except for a white cloth around its waist. In the background, there are stone columns with statues on top, and an arched doorway with a view of a landscape. The woman's face is serene, and the baby looks up at her. The scene is intimate and peaceful. The use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the painting. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this beautiful painting, you might want to look up Jan Gossaert.
Jan Gossaert (c. 1478 – 1 October 1532) was a French-speaking painter from the Low Countries also known as Jan Mabuse (the name he adopted from his birthplace, Maubeuge) or Jennyn van Hennegouwe (Hainaut), as he called…
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