The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. Ambrosius Benson (Netherlandish, c.1495-1550). Oil on pan
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. Ambrosius Benson (Netherlandish, c.1495-1550). Oil on panel. Scottish National Gallery.The Virgin and her mother, St. Anne, sit side by side. As St. Anne reads, they offer the Christ Child an apple, a reference to the forbidden fruit Eve offered Adam in the Garden of Eden. It is also a symbol of the burden of the sins of mankind that Christ will bear. Benson’s elegant figures are painted with rich colours using his typically delicate touch, and both the Virgin and her mother are given equal compositional importance. -- source link
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