Virgin Adoring the Child with the Young Saint John

Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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Several versions of this composition exist, including one in the National Gallery, London. John the Baptist is included as the forerunner of Christ linking the Old and New Testaments and as a patron saint of Florence. The round tondo format derives from the Italian Desco da parto or 'birth tray' on which gifts were presented to new mothers. These were frequently decorated with pictures of the Virgin.
Title

Virgin Adoring the Child with the Young Saint John

Date

c.1500

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 86.4 x W 86.4 cm

Accession number

NMW A 241

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Gwendoline Davies, 1951

Work type

Painting

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