Mary demures before the kneeling angel
Title of Art: Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John
Artist: Jacopino Del Conte
Date of Composition: 1535-1545
Subjects: Mary, Mother of God
Inscription: Madonna del latte
Art Form: Painting
Exhibit Institution: Le Gallerie degli Uffizi (The Uffizi)
Exhibit Location: Florence, Italy
VM Image #: 0071
Photographer: Shala Graham
Date of Photograph: January 7, 2023
Mary is shown kneeling, breastfeeding Jesus, with John the Baptist. The earliest depictions of Mary breastfeeding were in the 6th century. In the middle of the 16th century, the Council of Trent deemed images of bare-breasted Mary as inappropriate. Michelangelo's influence is evident in this painting by Del Conte.
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