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The Virgin Mary and Christ Child are enthroned beneath a canopy and before a cloth of honour of the kind displayed behind medieval kings and queens.The naked child is balanced on her knee and crumples the pages of an open book. The unidentified donor kneels on the right: he was presumably called George as Saint George stands behind him, the limp and lifeless body of the dragon that he killed is at his feet. Memling ran a large workshop, and certain oddities in the composition – the way the Christ Child reaches out towards nothing, for example – might indicate that this is the work of an assistant. But technical analysis suggests an alternative explanation. The painting was done very quickly and there are many changes between the underdrawing and the final painted version, including the head of the donor.
Title
The Virgin and Child with an Angel, Saint George and a Donor
Date
about 1480
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 54.2 x W 37.4 cm
Accession number
NG686
Acquisition method
Bought, 1862
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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