In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
This painting was likely created by an artist in the circle of Gerard David, the influential Netherlandish painter who ran workshops in Bruges and Antwerp during the early 16th century. The Christ Child holds a set of rosary beads between his hands while the Virgin Mary holds an apple, an allusion to the forbidden fruit offered to Adam and also a symbol of the sins of mankind.
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Hans Traut — Virgin and Child
Hans Memling — Virgin and Child
Dieric Bouts — Virgin and Child
Hans Memling — Virgin and Child
Master of Saint Giles — Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly
Simon Bening|Gerard David — Virgin and Child
Hans Memling — Virgin and Child![Madonna and Child [obverse]](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/878db7e6-10ae-4cae-ba5d-6d6f5c413ae8/full/!500,500/0/default.jpg)
Albrecht Dürer — Madonna and Child [obverse]
Dirck Bouts — Madonna and Child
Dieric Bouts — Virgin and Child
Master of the Mansi Magdalen — Virgin and Child
Stefan Lochner (German, 1400-c. 1452) — The Virgin Crowned b
