Madonna and Child (Bellini, New York, 1485–1490)

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 the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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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