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Madonna and Child  1662

by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone

The Madonna holds the Christ Child, who raises two fingers in a gesture of blessing. Their tender bond expressed through the sweetness and gracefulness of the figures reveals Nuvolone's study of the famous Madonnas painted by Raphael (1483-1520) (see Walters 37.484). The slightly elongated proportions add elegance to the figural style. By the use of sfumato (the almost imp...
Size: 
H: 39 5/16 x W: 31 5/8 in. (99.8 x 80.4 cm)
Medium: 
oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum