Why it matters
The Madonna and Child sit behind a parapet under a garland, flanked by Saints Jerome and Louis of Toulouse. The influence of Mantegna's father-in-law, Jacopo Bellini, is so strong that the attribution was once contested.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1455.
- Nélie Jacquemart left it to the Institut de France in 1912.
- It is in the Musée Jacquemart-André.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint Louis of Toulouse (CC BY-SA 4.0).
