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MANTEGNA, Andrea (b. 1431, Isola di Carturo, d. 1506, Mantova) |
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Virgin with Sleeping Child1465-70Tempera on canvas, 43 x 32 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin | |
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In this early, tender Madonna painting, Mary looks extremely young, her youth seen as an attribute of virginity. As she cradles the sleeping baby, her brooding gaze suggest a presentiment of the Pietà, when she will hold her son for the last time. The composition betrays the influence of Donatello. | |
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