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We are looking through a gilded arch into a small chapel in which the Virgin is breastfeeding the Christ Child to an angelic musical accompaniment. She cradles him in her arms, and looks down affectionately as he hungrily squeezes her breast. This is one of around 60 versions of a lost painting by Robert Campin, possibly from around 1420. All the surviving paintings are slightly different, so it is hard to work out what the original looked like, but this seems to be quite a faithful copy: it is similar to other early versions. Much remains to be discovered about the Virgin in an Apse. The ‘apse’ itself and the upraised little finger of the Virgin’s left hand remain mysterious, but the most baffling question is why this composition should have enjoyed such immense popularity.
Title
The Virgin and Child in an Apse with Two Angels
Date
about 1500?
Medium
Oil on oak
Measurements
H 56.7 x W 44.1 cm
Accession number
NG2608
Acquisition method
Salting Bequest, 1910
Work type
Painting
