Virgin and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Jerome (Vision of St Jerome)
Artist: Parmigianino
c. 1526
Painting
This is one of Parmigianino's most accomplished religious works. it shows John the Baptist gesturing towards a vision of the Madonna as Apocalyptic Woman, cresting from tumbling clouds on a crescent of light. The Christ Child is oddly mature in years, large in size, and knowing in aspect. He, like the Baptist, looks directly at the viewer. He also appears to be selecting the passage from the Book of Revelations in which this scene takes place; an interesting detail of self-reference.
This work is oil on panel and is housed in The National Gallery, London, UK
Virgin Annunciate
Artist: Antonello da Messina
1473
Painting
Virgin Annunciate is an oil-on-wood painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Antonello da Messina, it shows Mary interrupted at her reading by the Angel of the Annunciation.
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