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The Virgin looks away as the infant Christ leans forward to touch his cousin Saint John the Baptist under the chin. The presence of the infant Saint John suggests the influence of Florentine art, as he is rare in Venetian art before this date. There are several versions of this design which may date from around 1506, when Catena was in partnership with Giorgione. An X-ray image of a painting believed to be a self portrait by Giorgione in the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig, has revealed another earlier picture beneath the paint layers. It is a Virgin and Child similar in design to the National Gallery’s painting, which also includes the Christ Child’s very unusual pose and gesture. It may be that Christ’s pose was Giorgione’s idea.
Title
The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Date
about 1506-15
Medium
Oil on wood
Measurements
H 72.4 x W 57.2 cm
Accession number
NG3540
Acquisition method
presented by Alfred de Pass, 1920
Work type
Painting
