{"product_id":"the-virgin-and-child-ngal678","title":"The Virgin and Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eGiovanni Bellini (Italian, About 1435 - 1516)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e31\" x 23\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(Probably 1480-1500) \"During the 1470s and 1480s Bellini produced a series of small-scale images of the Virgin and Child, destined for the homes of his Venetian patrons who used them as aids to private prayer.\n\nThe naked Christ lies on a marble parapet, probably intended to recall his dead body in the tomb – a reminder that, according to Christians, in adulthood he redeemed humanity through his death. This detail transforms the picture from a tender image of a mother and child to a religious one.\n\nThe painting is covered with an old varnish, probably dating from the nineteenth century, which has now discoloured, giving the whole picture a brown tone. Photomicrographs (very highly magnified images) show Bellini’s fingerprints in the Virgin’s cheek and Christ’s fingers – where he blotted areas of paint by hand, a technique he used in several other works.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/giovanni-bellini-the-virgin-and-child\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - The Virgin and Child\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Bellini","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509613531379,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (31\" x 23\")","offer_id":50509613564147,"sku":null,"price":1283.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (20 3\/4\" x 15 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509613596915,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (25 3\/8\" x 18 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509613629683,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (31 1\/8\" x 23 1\/8\")","offer_id":50509613662451,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (40 1\/4\" x 30\")","offer_id":50509613695219,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (48 1\/4\" x 35 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509613727987,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (56 7\/8\" x 42 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509613760755,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (68 1\/4\" x 50 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509613793523,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TheVirginandChild4_413fd2be-e499-4981-ae89-4c3c8fb117e8.jpg?v=1789645126","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-virgin-and-child-ngal678","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}