# Virgin and Child [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MEMMI, Lippo]() - Date: 1301-1350 - Technique: Tempera on wood, 47 x 30 cm ## Commentary Lippo Memmi, the brother-in-law of Simone Martini, can be considered an artist of the same importance as Simone Martini himself. This small Virgin and Child is a good example of the delicacy of his art which influenced considerably the next generation of painters such as Andrea Vanni. The figure of the Child in this painting is taken from the <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/s/simone/2maesta/maesta02.html'\)" HREF="/html/s/simone/2maesta/maesta02.html">Maestà</A> by Simone Martini in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena. Earlier, in 1317 in San Gimignano, Lippo Memmi had already <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/memmi/maesta.html'\)" HREF="/html/m/memmi/maesta.html">reproduced</A> Simone Martini's composition. ## Related artworks - [Annunciation to the Virgin]() - [Betrayal of Judas \(detail\)]() - [Christ Blessing \(detail\)]() - [Crucifixion \(detail\)]() - [Crucifixion]() - [Madonna and Child]() - [Madonna of the Recommended]() - [Maestà]() - [Maestà]() - [Mocking of Christ]() - [Scenes from the Life of Christ \(first bay\)]() - [Scenes from the Life of Christ \(second bay\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()