Why it matters
The Virgin and Child sit before a landscape of towers, castles and a river inlet with a small boat, while a series of red cherubim in the bright sky give the painting its name.
Did you know?
- It was completed around 1485.
- It is based on Bellini's Alzano Madonna.
- Unusually, Bellini did not add his signature cartouche to the parapet.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna of the Red Cherubim (CC BY-SA 4.0).
