Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist explained

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist should not be confused with Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist (Botticelli).

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Medium:Tempera and oil on wood

The Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist is a painting of by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli and his workshop.[1] It is housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The United States Postal Service used the painting for a 2008 Christmas stamp.[2]

Attribution

There has been some dispute as to whether Botticelli or his pupil, Filippino Lippi, produced this work. The painting is generally attributed to Botticelli, as it is similar to his other works of the time. The Cleveland Museum of Art attributes the painting to Botticelli and his workshop.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1970.160 Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c. 1490.
  2. News: Stamp Announcement 08-47: Christmas: Virgin and Child With the Young John the Baptist by Sandro Botticelli . Postal Bulletin . USPS . September 25, 2008 . October 28, 2020.