Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist (Correggio, Madrid) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist |
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| Artist | Antonio da Correggio |
| Year | c.1516 |
| Type | oil paint on panel |
| Dimensions | 48 cm × 37 cm (19 in × 15 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
The Madonna and Child with the Infant John the Baptist (previously also known as The Virgin of the Sandal) is a 1518 oil on panel painting by Antonio da Correggio.
Stylistically it is closest to the frescoes Correggio produced for the Camera di San Paolo and the fact that it was a model for Michelangelo Anselmi suggests that Correggio painted it in Parma. It is the work in which Leonardo da Vinci's influence on Correggio is most obvious - it forms a free variation on Leonardo's The Virgin of the Rocks.
It was brought from Parma to Madrid by Isabella Farnese on her second marriage to Philip V of Spain. It was registered among her goods at La Granja in 1746 and now hangs in the Prado Museum.
Sources
- Giuseppe Adani, Correggio pittore universale, Silvana Editoriale, Correggio 2007. ISBN: 9788836609772
- http://www.correggioarthome.it/SchedaOpera.jsp?idDocumentoArchivio=2504
- http://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/the-virgin-and-christ-child-with-saint-john/
See also
In Spanish: La Virgen con el Niño y san Juan (Correggio) para niños
