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Description: | The figures of the Virgin, the infant Christ and Saint John the Baptist are presented in an intimate grouping. The Virgin is shown sitting outdoors in front of a balustrade, with the child on her lap. Christ is represented blessing with his right hand, while holding a globe in his left to symbolise the redemption of mankind through his Crucifixion. John the Baptist is accompanied by the lamb. The intimate scene follows those popular in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth century and would have inspired the viewer's private contemplation. | Subjects: | religion (Virgin and Child St John the Baptist); landscape; figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Spanish School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8903... | Go to resource |
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