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Tender Bonds: Children in Renaissance Art

First Steps

Gallery 806 · Franz Ludwig Catel · ca. 1820–25 · Met web page

Franz Ludwig Catel's 'First Steps' depicts a peasant child taking its first steps between parents in an Italian setting, a popular genre theme celebrating continuity and family bonds.

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First Steps by Franz Ludwig Catel

From gallery 522, continue through the European Paintings galleries to reach gallery 806 on Floor 2. Take the elevator or stairs to reach the second floor.