Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
The Met
Artist: Cosimo Rosselli(Italian, Florence 1440–1507 Florence)
Date: ca. 1490
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Tempera, oil, and gold on wood
Dimensions: Overall 17 7/8 x 14 1/8 in. (45.4 x 35.9 cm); painted surface 17 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (43.8 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman breastfeeding a baby, a child with a staff, patterned background, and landscape
Detailed Description
A Renaissance-style painting depicts three figures in the foreground against a divided background. In the center, a woman with fair skin, light brown hair, and a translucent veil looks down with a downcast gaze. She wears a deep blue cloak draped over a red dress, which is open at the chest to reveal her breast. A thin gold halo encircles her head. She cradles a plump, fair-skinned baby with light blond curly hair, who is actively breastfeeding at her left breast. The baby's body is partially covered by a sheer white cloth, and its left hand rests on the woman's breast. To the left of the woman, slightly behind her, stands a young child with fair skin and short brown hair. This child looks towards the breastfeeding baby with an attentive gaze, holding a slender staff topped with a small cross in their left hand. Their hands are clasped together in front of them, and they wear a simple brown garment. The background directly behind the woman is a rich gold fabric with an intricate, dark patterned design. To the far right, a narrow vertical section reveals a distant landscape with green rolling hills, scattered trees, and jagged light-colored mountains under a pale blue sky. The left background behind the standing child is dark and indistinct.
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