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Virgin and Child  1632

by Anthony van Dyck

This Virgin and Child subtly incorporates traditional allusions to the miraculous. Mary's long, loose hair identifies her as a virgin, alluding to the virgin birth. The palatial column evokes her future reign as Queen of Heaven, while the nakedness of the Christ Child, explicitly a little boy, reminds believers that, miraculously, Christ was fully human and fully God. Van ...
Size: 
H: 49 5/8 x W: 45 1/8 in. (126.1 x 114.6 cm)
Medium: 
oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum