- Artist
- Filippino Lippi
- Year
- ca. 1483–84
- Medium
- Tempera, oil, and gold on wood
- Dimensions
- 32 x 23 1/2 in. (81.3 x 59.7 cm)
The Virgin holds the Christ Child on her lap as the infant reaches for her, a glimpse of landscape and architecture beyond. Filippino Lippi, the son of Fra Filippo, carried his father’s graceful line into the late fifteenth century, softening it with a gentle, decorative charm.