BEZIEHUNG
im Künstler
im Museum
Maria mit Kind und dem Johannesknaben
um 1500–1510
London, National Gallery, Saal 55 (Inventar-Nr. NG2503)
Ikonographie: Johannesknabe, Maria mit Kind
The Virgin and Child with Saint John
The Christ Child stands on a stone parapet, prefiguring his future resurrection from the tomb. The infant's nakedness reflects the divine Incarnation. The symbolic depiction of the figures provides a personal visual aid to devotion, while the delicate landscape transforms it into a beautiful object.
