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[1][2]
| Madonna and Child | |
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| Artist | Giovanni Bellini |
| Year | late 1480s |
| Medium | oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 88.9 cm × 71.1 cm (35.0 in × 28.0 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| Accession | 08.183.1 |
| Website | Catalogue entry |
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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