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This enigmatic Madonna and Child is still rooted in the style of Jacopo Bellini. The painting is sometimes given to one of three pupils of Squarcione - Giorgio Schiavone, Marco Zoppo, or Mantegna. Putti painted on the picture's original frame continue the Madonna's mournful message: they hold the instruments of the Passion, each group separated by clusters of cherub heads.
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