Andrea MantegnaItalian, 1431–1506The Infant Savior
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “The Infant Savior” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 13 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Christ Child Blessing is a 1455–1460 tempera painting on panel by Andrea Mantegna. It is now in the National Gallery of Art.
It is attributed to his young period in Padua. It is first recorded in 1901, when it was in the collection of Sir Francis Cook at Richmond, Surrey. It passed to his descendants before being auctioned in London in 1947, when it was bought by Alessandro Contini-Bonacossi. Contini-Bonacossi sold it to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1948. It was given to its present owner in 1952.
The painting may have originally been intended to be displayed above a doorway.
Details
- Accession number
- 1952.5.67
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Andrea Mantegna
The whole life1460
The Gonzagas call Mantegna into service: 75 lire a month
Marquis Ludovico III Gonzaga had long been pressing Mantegna to enter his service; in 1460 he became court artist at a salary of 75 lire a month — so large a sum for the period that it showed the high regard in which his art was held. Mantegna was the first painter of any eminence to be based in Mantua.
1460
Son born: Ludovico Mantegna
1460–1506
Post: court painter
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