Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

c. 1530

This painting provides a revealing glimpse into the workshop practice of Agnolo Bronzino. Three examples of the composition are known: an original version and two copies, including this one. All are unfinished. This version and the other copy follow a cartoon, or pattern drawing, based on the original work, and may be from a later date. It is unclear why these replicas were begun and then abandoned.

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Artist

Circle of Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572)

Date

c. 1530

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

81.6 × 57.4 cm (32 1/8 × 22 5/8 in.); Framed: 102.6 × 78.8 × 7.7 cm (40 3/8 × 31 × 3 in.)

Origin

Florence

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection