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The Virgin and Child Unknown artist, 1441
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The Virgin and Child

Unknown artist Β· 1441

Why it's great

Mary holds the baby Jesus in front of a rich, red cloth. This is a small panel painted in the workshop of Jan van Eyck in about 1441, showing how popular his style had become.

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πŸ“ National Gallery of VictoriaCity of Melbourne, Australia

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Unknown artist

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The artist of this work is not known. Many early portraits, prints and manuscripts were made by artists whose names were never recorded or have since been lost.

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