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CORREGGIO: Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John

CORREGGIO
🖼 Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John, 1516
Oil on canvas
48 × 37 cm
Madrid, Spain

Soft light bathes three figures in intimate tenderness—Madonna cradles the infant Jesus while young John the Baptist kneels adoringly, rendered with Correggio's signature sfumato and warm, glowing palette. This devotional scene exemplifies High Renaissance spirituality, blending classical grace with emotional warmth that influenced Baroque sensibility.

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E. H. Gombrich
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