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Madonna with Sleeping Child

Paris Bordone

1540 - 1560

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 69.5cm × w 83.2cm × t 3.5cm × d 5.8cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length); lezen

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1941

Notes

depth 5.8 cm

Collection Type

paintings

About Paris Bordone

1500–1571 • Republic of Venice

Noted for portraits of women, cabinet paintings, and for painting monumental architectural settings for religious and secular narrative scenes. Comment on works: Religious; Mythology

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