Où est « Virgin and Child » aujourd’hui ? Cleveland Museum of Art, 117A Italian Renaissance, Cleveland. Oui, exposée actuellement. Vérifié 12 octobre 2026.
In the later 1400s, artists increasingly infused sacred subject matter with a classical vocabulary. The shallow relief and simplified forms ultimately stemmed from ancient sculpture, bringing gravity as well as novelty to a conventional theme. Yet naturalistic elements such as the baby’s bulging navel, chubby wrists, and shirt pulled up to reveal his genitals all humanize Christ, a critical principle of Christian dogma.
