Madonna and Child

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Flemish (Antwerp School). Madonna and Child, mid–16th century. Oil on panel, 10 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (26.7 × 24 cm) frame: 16 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 3 in. (41.9 × 38.7 × 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Mrs. William Sterling Peters, 50.143.3. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.143.3_bw.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Madonna and Child
Date
mid–16th century
Geography
Place made: Europe
Medium
Oil on panel
Classification
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (26.7 × 24 cm) frame: 16 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 3 in. (41.9 × 38.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. William Sterling Peters
Accession Number
50.143.3
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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Frequent Art Questions
Why does this baby look so strong/big?
Excellent observation! By the mid-sixteenth century, when this was painted, European painters both south of the Alps and north of the Alps (including this unknown painter) were falling under the spell of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. Heroic male nudes in particular established a new ideal for male beauty during the Renaissance for both mythological and religious figures, including Christ. For this reason, the Christ child appears more like a miniature man than an actual baby in this picture.I encourage you to walk along the wall and compare the many ways that these 14th-16th century artists depict the baby Jesus!
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