Madonna and Child

1450-1500 (Renaissance)

53.5 cm 81.2 cm 1.6 cm

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Against a shimmering gold background indicative of a heavenly realm, the Madonna tenderly supports the Christ Child who stands on a ledge before her. She gazes reverently toward her son, who looks out at the viewer and offers a small cherry, considered a symbol of paradise on...

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Marquess Filippo Marignoli, Rome and Spoleto, until 1898 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Marquess Francesco Marignoli, 1898 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, 1899 [mode of acquisition unknown] [1900 catalogue supplement: no. 14, as Filippo Lippi]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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