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Mother and Child (The Education of the Virgin)
Mother and Child (The Education of the Virgin)

Mother and Child (The Education of the Virgin)

Artist (Italian, 1581 - 1664)
Artist (Italian, ca. 1605 - ca. 1654)
Dateca. 1650
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions48 x 36 inches (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineEdgar Bromberger Memorial Bequest
Terms
  • Italia
  • Paintings
  • Education of the Virgin
  • Fruit
  • Grapes
  • Mother and child
  • Pears
  • Saint Anne
  • Saints
  • Sewing
  • Sewing boxes
  • Virgin Mary
  • Italian
Object number65.078
Label CopyThis painting probably depicts the education of the Virgin Mary, a subject based on an apocryphal legend that relates how Mary's mother, St. Anne, taught her to read and sew. The life of the Virgin was seen as a model for good maidens to follow, and episodes were illustrated in numerous paintings intended for churches as well as private homes. The work displays an intimacy and lyrical grace reminiscent of paintings by Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644).
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