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Virgin and Child with Saint Anne  1519

by Albrecht Dürer

This haunting devotional painting depicts Saint Anne, who was particularly venerated in Germany, with the Virgin and Child. The motif of the sleeping infant, foreshadowing Christ’s death, was probably inspired by Giovanni Bellini, whose work Dürer admired during his sojourn in Venice. Anne’s hand on her daughter's shoulder takes on a consolatory meaning, and her distant ga...
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