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Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

1490 · Tempera and oil on panel

The Virgin holds the Christ Child as the young John the Baptist looks up in adoration.

ArtistSSandro Botticelli
MuseumCCleveland Museum of Art
MovementRRenaissance
LocationCleveland, United States
Genrereligious art
DimensionsHeight 68 cm
SourceWikidata Q7934011

Why it matters

Botticelli painted the Virgin and Child with the infant John the Baptist. Whether Botticelli or his pupil Filippino Lippi painted it has been debated.

Did you know?

  • It dates from around 1490.
  • The Cleveland Museum attributes it to Botticelli and his workshop.
  • It was used on a 2008 US Christmas stamp.

Based on the Wikipedia article Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist (Botticelli, Cleveland) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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