Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

c. 1515

This intimate devotional panel, an early work by Antonio da Correggio, reveals the young artist's evolving style. The distant landscape demonstrates his awareness of Northern European precedents, and the figural composition references the manner of Raphael, while its soft outlines recall Da Vinci. The gentle sensuousness of the figures and the tenderness they show one another, however, are unique to Correggio.

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Artist

Correggio (Antonio Allegri; Italian, 1489–1534)

Date

c. 1515

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

64.2 × 50.2 cm (25 1/4 × 19 3/4 in.); Framed: 79.4 × 63.9 × 8.3 cm (31 1/4 × 25 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

Origin

Italy

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Credit

Clyde M. Carr Fund