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LOMBARDO, Pietro: Virgin and Child

🖼 Virgin and Child, 1480-1500
Istrian stone
104 × 156 cm
London, United Kingdom

Tender intimacy radiates through soft modeling as Mary cradles the Christ Child in three-quarter view, their faces nearly touching in profound connection. This marble relief epitomizes Venetian Renaissance humanism, blending classical restraint with emotional warmth that revolutionized sacred imagery in early 16th-century Italy.

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