Virgin Suckling the Child
1450
unspecified
From the collection of Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
1450
unspecified
From the collection of Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Virgin Suckling the Child is a 1450 unspecified by Second Master of Estopanyà, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
This painting shows the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus, who is nursing from her. She sits on a throne, wearing a blue robe with gold trim and a red cloak. The baby Jesus wears a pink robe. Two angels are on either side, each playing a musical instrument. One angel plays a trumpet, and the other plays a lute. The background is gold with intricate designs. The painting is rich in detail, with the Virgin's robes and the throne decorated with gold patterns. The angels' instruments are also decorated with gold. The overall effect is one of luxury and devotion. The Second Master of Estopanyà is an artist worth looking up next.
This painter made calm, gold-backed scenes of Mary and Jesus in the mid-1400s. Look at the Dormition of the Virgin, where the apostles gather around Mary as she dies, and the Archangel Gabriel from an Annunciation,…
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