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'''''Madonna and Child''''' is a late 1480s painting by [[Giovanni Bellini]], now in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City|New York]]<ref>[https://www.wga.hu/html_m/b/bellini/giovanni/1480-89/113madon.html WGA Entry]</ref>.
'''''Madonna and Child''''' is a late 1480s painting by [[Giovanni Bellini]], now in the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] in [[New York City|New York]]<ref>[https://www.wga.hu/html_m/b/bellini/giovanni/1480-89/113madon.html WGA Entry]</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435641|title=Madonna and Child|publisher= Metropolitan Museum of Art|accessdate=18 October 2018}} </ref>

Unusually, the Madonna holds the viewer's attention with her gaze. The backdrop curtain is pulled slightly open to reveal a distant landscape showing a transition from barren hills to a verdant townscape, a metaphor for resurrection.


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Madonna and Child
ArtistGiovanni Bellini
Yearlate 1480s
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions88.9 cm × 71.1 cm (35.0 in × 28.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession08.183.1
WebsiteCatalogue entry

Madonna and Child is a late 1480s painting by Giovanni Bellini, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York[1][2]

Unusually, the Madonna holds the viewer's attention with her gaze. The backdrop curtain is pulled slightly open to reveal a distant landscape showing a transition from barren hills to a verdant townscape, a metaphor for resurrection.

References

  1. ^ WGA Entry
  2. ^ "Madonna and Child". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 18 October 2018.