Madonna and Child

ca. 1470 (Renaissance)

43.8 cm 61.3 cm 3.2 cm

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The Virgin Mary was considered the divine protector of the city Siena thanks to the popular belief that she guided the city to victory in a battle against its rival, Florence, in 1280. Images of the Madonna, often accompanied by the Christ Child, were therefore extremely popul...

Drawing

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Arnold Seligman, Rey & Company [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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2
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