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Description: | The kneeling Madonna adoring the Christ child is a common motif in mid-fifteenth-century Florentine nativities. This was probably the source for this devotional painting, of which other versions are attributed to Bastiano Mainardi, a follower of Domenico Ghirlandaio. In contrast to the warmth of the relationship between mother and child that characterises the treatment of this subject in the high Renaissance, emphasis is placed on the divinity of the child and in Mary's role as mediatrix, intercessor on behalf of mankind. The cruciform halo and the apple are allusions to the Christ child's redemptive role and future death. | Subjects: | religion (Virgin and Child) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Italian painter, 1449-1494) Æ Attributed to studio of Previously attributed to school of Mainardi, Bastiano (Italian painter, 1466-1513) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9011... | Go to resource |
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