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BELLINI, Giovanni: Madonna and Child

🖼 Madonna and Child, 1480-90
Oil on panel
83 × 66 cm
Bergamo, Italy

Soft gold light bathes the Virgin and infant Christ in tender intimacy, rendered through Bellini's luminous tempera technique. This devotional image epitomizes Venetian Renaissance spirituality, influencing generations of Madonna portrayals through its serene monumentality and emotional warmth.

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