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AMADEO, Giovanni Antonio: Seated Virgin and Child

🖼 Seated Virgin and Child, 1480-82
Marble, height 52 cm
Philadelphia, USA

Soft modeling and delicate gold leaf create an intimate scene of the Virgin tenderly holding the Christ Child, rendered in marble relief. This Renaissance sculpture exemplifies Lombardy's devotional art tradition and influenced Northern Italian religious iconography for generations.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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