{"product_id":"leonardo-da-vinci-madonna-z-dzieciatkiem-ng1300-lub-matka-boska-karmiaca-ng1300","title":"Leonardo Da Vinci - The Virgin and Child","description":"\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"3\" style=\"padding-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\"\u003eThe Virgin and Child (NG1300) (or Madonna and Child (NG1300))\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; color: #888; margin-bottom: 0px;\"\u003eLeonardo Da Vinci\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #888; margin-bottom: 16px;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2); width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 55%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003eMadonna and Child is a painting in which holiness takes the form of the tenderest of human gestures — a mother’s embrace. The work radiates an extraordinary, intimate drama of silent understanding, where the mystical bond between mother and child redefines the traditional image of the sacred. The central axis of the composition is the Madonna’s tender, melancholy gaze, lowered towards the Christ Child as she nurses him. In contrast to the mother’s inward-looking attitude, the infant Jesus does not look at her, but directs his profound, mature gaze straight at the viewer, drawing them into this sacred space. The lively, animated body of the child contrasts with Mary’s still, dignified pose, creating a unique emotional tension in which the physical closeness of breastfeeding intertwines with the foreshadowing of future redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe figures emerge from a soft darkness, set beneath a broad, dark tree that symbolically evokes the Arbor Vitae — the tree of life and the future wood of the Cross. On either side of the trunk, a view opens onto a fantastical, austere landscape dominated by cool shades of blue and green. On the right, at the foot of impossibly tall, jagged rock formations, appears a fortified city, recalling the symbolism of the stronghold and of purity. The play of light and shadow, subtly modelling the figures’ complexions and the deep folds of the robes in tones of saturated purple and noble blue, gives the scene depth and a timeless, mystical character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe artist employs the sfumato technique here with absolute mastery, gently blurring the contours of the Madonna’s face so that her features acquire an ethereal, timeless quality. The extraordinary attention to anatomy — visible in the natural folds of the infant’s skin, the precise position of the mother’s hand supporting her breast, and the intricately woven golden strands of her hair beneath the transparent veil — testifies to the highest technical refinement. In this Leonardesque vision, Mary’s motherhood ceases to be solely a religious subject and becomes a universal story of love and care. This refined study of tenderness and mystical symbolism, enclosed within a harmonious composition, represents the absolute height of Renaissance aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough this composition clearly refers to Leonardo da Vinci’s famous earlier Litta Madonna, this particular painting conceals a fascinating history. Art historians’ research indicates that the work was painted by one of the master’s closest and most gifted pupils and successors, was created after 1510, and represents a unique reworking of Leonardo’s original drawn studies. The painting brilliantly transfers the intimate scene of nursing from the enclosed, dark palace interior known from the St Petersburg version into the open space of a monumental Renaissance landscape filled with mystery and symbolism.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 1px; padding-top: 16px; padding-right: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"width: 1px; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.2); height: 100%; min-height: 120px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45%; vertical-align: top; padding-top: 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Virgin and Child (NG1300) (or Madonna and Child (NG1300))\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal title: \u003c\/strong\u003e Madonna col Bambino (NG1300)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eLeonardo Da Vinci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e ok. 1490–1510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace of origin: \u003c\/strong\u003eItaly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType :\u003c\/strong\u003e Painting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique: \u003c\/strong\u003eOil on panel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003eMalarstwo religijne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003eRenaissance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForm: \u003c\/strong\u003ePainting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giclee Art","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Pine","offer_id":57782334554460,"sku":null,"price":58.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334587228,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Pine","offer_id":57782334619996,"sku":null,"price":89.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334652764,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Pine","offer_id":57782334685532,"sku":null,"price":128.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334718300,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334751068,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334783836,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Light brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334816604,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334849372,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334882140,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334914908,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ S \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334947676,"sku":null,"price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ L \/ Oak","offer_id":57782334980444,"sku":null,"price":115.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark brown \/ XL \/ Oak","offer_id":57782335013212,"sku":null,"price":179.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/0517\/2828\/files\/Leonardo_Da_Vinci_-_The_Virgin_and_Child_-_Full.jpg?v=1780418095","url":"https:\/\/gicleeart.eu\/en-eu\/products\/leonardo-da-vinci-madonna-z-dzieciatkiem-ng1300-lub-matka-boska-karmiaca-ng1300","provider":"Giclee Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}