Why it matters
The Virgin and the Christ Child crush a serpent underfoot while Saint Anne looks on. Painted for an altar in St Peter's, it was removed, perhaps because of the child's nudity and the Virgin's revealing neckline.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1605–1606.
- It was commissioned by the confraternity of the papal grooms.
- Cardinal Scipione Borghese bought it.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna and Child with Saint Anne (Dei Palafrenieri) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
