Who created "Virgin and Child"?

Virgin and Child was created by Hans Memling in ca. 1475–80.

When was "Virgin and Child" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1475–80.

What medium is "Virgin and Child"?

Virgin and Child is Oil on wood.

Is "Virgin and Child" in the public domain?

Yes, Virgin and Child is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Virgin and Child

Hans Memling

ca. 1475–80

Medium

Oil on wood

Dimensions

Overall, with integral frame, diameter 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); painted surface diameter 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931

Accession Number

32.100.59

Tags

NursingMadonna and Child

Art Historical Context

Hans Memling's *Virgin and Child*, created around 1475–80, is a exquisite tondo—a circular oil painting on wood—that captures the tender intimacy of the Madonna nursing the infant Christ. Measuring just 6 7/8 inches in painted diameter (with an integral frame bringing it to 9 3/4 inches), this diminutive work from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Paintings collection was designed for private devotion, likely adorning a bourgeois home or chapel in 15th-century Bruges, where Memling flourished. As a leading figure in the Early Netherlandish Renaissance, Memling drew from masters like J...

Virgin and Child

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