Why it matters
The Virgin holds the Child in an enclosed garden, a symbol of her virginity, with white lilies. David used the same pose in several paintings of the Rest on the Flight into Egypt.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1520.
- Similar works are in New York, Washington and Madrid.
- It is in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Based on the Wikipedia article Virgin and Child (Gerard David) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
