Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and a Female Saint, probably Saint Anne

Bronzino, Agnolo

dc.creator	Bronzino, Agnolo	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2008-04-25T14:35:05Z
dc.date.available	2008-04-25T14:35:05Z
dc.identifier	031192	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/26345	en_US
dc.description	The Christ Child removes a garland from his head and grasps the reed cross from the infant Saint John the Baptist who wears his camel skin cloak and carries a baptismal bowl. The female saint might be Saint Elizabeth, but is more likely to be Saint Anne. The reed cross foreshadows Christ's Passion, while the wild strawberries offered to Christ by Saint John may be interpreted as referring to the fruitful and righteous life of Christ. It was probably painted in the 1540s and has been related both to the style of 'An Allegory with venus and Cupid' and to other works of this period. Another version (Parma, Galleria Nazionale) omits the female saint. (National Gallery, London, website; 4/8/2004)	en_US
dc.description	detail, Madonna & Christ child	en_US
dc.format.extent	101.6 x 81.3 cm (40 x 32.01 inches)	en_US
dc.format.medium	oil paint	en_US
dc.format.medium	panels (wood)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	122899	en_US
dc.subject	Jesus Christ -- Family	en_US
dc.subject	John, the Baptist, Saint	en_US
dc.subject	Anne (Mother of the Virgin Mary), Saint	en_US
dc.subject	Male nude in art	en_US
dc.subject	Nimbus (Art)	en_US
dc.subject	Head	en_US
dc.title	Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and a Female Saint, probably Saint Anne	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.rights.access	All rights reserved	en_US
dc.publisher.institution	Repository: National Gallery (London, England) ID: NG5280	en_US
vra.culturalContext	Italian	en_US
vra.technique	painting (image-making)	en_US
vra.worktype	Panel painting	en_US
dc.contributor.display	painter: Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503-1572)	en_US