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The Christ Child: Intimacy and Innocence in Renaissance Art
Madonna and Child
Gallery 500 · Donatello · 15th century · Met web page
School of Donatello, 15th century. A terracotta relief of the Madonna and Child showing Mary sheltering the Christ Child beneath her cloak in the Byzantine tradition of the Virgin of Tenderness.
Gallery 534 → Gallery 500
To Madonna and Child
Move to Gallery 500. This terracotta relief is not currently on permanent display, but it represents an important tradition in Renaissance devotional art. This concludes your tour of children in Renaissance art.