Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
The Met
Artist: Orsola Maddalena Caccia(Italian, Moncalvo 1596–1676 Moncalvo)
Date: ca. 1625
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 38 3/8 × 38 in. (97.5 × 96.5 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Errol M. Rudman, 2020
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman and two children with a lamb in a wooded landscape with scattered flowers
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a woman and two children with a lamb in a wooded landscape. In the center, the woman is seated, looking down and to the right. She wears a red tunic with white sleeves and a blue mantle draped over her lap and legs. She holds a nude child on her left knee, who faces forward with his right arm raised and left hand resting on her arm. To the right and slightly below, a young, nude second child kneels, looking up towards the child on the woman's lap. He wears a brown animal skin around his waist and holds a tall staff with a white banner inscribed with black text: "ECCE AGNUS DEI". A small white lamb, adorned with a wreath of flowers, stands beside the second child. The figures are framed by dark trees on either side, with a lighter, more open landscape visible in the upper right background, featuring blue hills under a cloudy sky. A small bird flies in the upper right. Various small flowers, including white, yellow, and blue blossoms, are scattered across the dark ground in the foreground.
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