Virgin and Child 1525 - 1549

This small, intimate oil painting, "Virgin and Child," created by a Netherlandish artist between 1525 and 1549, depicts the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the Christ Child. The scene is set against a simple landscape, with the figures filling the majority of the canvas. The painting is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and it exemplifies the intimate and devotional nature of Northern Renaissance religious art. The artwork was likely commissioned for private devotion and emphasizes the tender relationship between mother and son.