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The Virgin sits outdoors on a stone parapet, holding the naked Christ Child on her knee. Saint Joseph looks down thoughtfully at the baby’s tiny foot in his hand. The infant Christ clings on to Joseph’s staff and turns to regard us over his shoulder, apparently raising his hand to bless Joseph. We do not know the identity of the female saint who holds a martyr’s palm and red banner. Horizontal format paintings of the holy family and saints in a landscape are particularly associated with early sixteenth-century Venice, where they were developed and popularised by Giovanni Bellini and his followers. Although from Bergamo, Bernardino Licinio worked mainly in Venice and the surrounding islands. There are several other surviving paintings of this type by him, including one in the Uffizi, Florence.
Title
The Madonna and Child with Saint Joseph and a Female Martyr
Date
about 1510-30
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 48.6 x W 68.6 cm
Accession number
NG3075
Acquisition method
Layard Bequest, 1916
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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