Sujet

Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist, about 1540-1545. Creator: Agnolo Bronzino.

Légende

Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist, about 1540-1545. The statuesque figure of the Virgin Mary dominates the composition. Standing on her lap, the Christ Child removes a garland of flowers from his head and grasps the reed cross, which foreshadows the Crucifixion. The infant Saint John the Baptist, who carries the baptismal bowl, offers to the Child a bunch of wild strawberries, which refer to Christ's fruitful and righteous life but also serve as a reminder of the blood spilled during the Passion. In the background an elderly Saint Elizabeth, the mother of John, looks down over Mary's shoulder. The scene is set in a mountainous landscape as dawn is breaking, with a large fortress visible on top of a hill at left. The picture may have been painted for an acquaintance of Bronzino's at the court of Duke Cosimo I de' Medici in Florence.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_038

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

57,1Mo (2,2Mo) / 34,1cm x 42,0cm / 4022 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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