Bronzino, Agnolo
(1503-1572) Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist, c
1540-50 Oil on Panel, Portland Art Museum
Annunciation of
Passion: passing on the cross from St. John to Jesus
Precursor awaiting Jesus' death
Virgin
pays equal attention to both children
Jesus
straddles across her right thigh
Virgin
sits at a pivot: legs and arms point in one devotion; her head is
turned in another direction.
Messiah more active than precursor
No
figure proposed to imitate; no figure regards in our
direction.
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