Dieric Bouts, 1455 - Virgin and Child - fine art print

Original information about the work of art from the museum's website (© Copyright - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org)

Dieric Bouts has based this small, exquisite image on the ancient Byzantine formula for the affectionate Virgin (glykophilousa)—a type popular in the Netherlands. However, he has dispensed with the gold background and halo of Byzantine practice and has endowed the painting with a human tenderness and simplicity not found in icons. With his subtle and tactile modeling of the flesh, the artist heightened the illusion of living, breathing beings. Focusing on the loving relationship of a mother and her son, his portrayal emphasized human emotions and enhanced the intense inner experience of private devotion.

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Virgin and Child was created by Dieric Bouts in 1455. The artwork measures the size: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in (21,6 x 16,5 cm) and was painted with the medium oil on wood. Nowadays, the work of art is in the the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital collection located in New York City, New York, United States of America. We are happy to state that the work of art, which belongs to the public domain is provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915. : Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915. Further, the alignment is portrait and has a ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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