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The bold colours of the striped textile hanging over the parapet draw our attention to the foreground, while the background with its hazy outlines appears as though it is far off in the distance. The picture, made for private worship at home, provided not only a focus for prayer but also a fictive window into a beautiful landscape.
Once thought to have been produced by Ghirlandaio’s workshop, after cleaning it became apparent that the methods used and the quality of the painting were so similar to pictures by Ghirlandaio dating from the 1480s that it must be a work of his own hands.
Title
The Virgin and Child
Date
probably about 1480-90
Medium
Tempera on poplar
Measurements
H 88.9 x W 57.8 cm
Accession number
NG3937
Acquisition method
Mond Bequest, 1924
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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