# Madonna with the Child Reading

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## Artwork

- Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Flemish](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-master-flemish-r352cb7184742a1>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Oil on wood, 26 x 19 cm

## Commentary

Madonna with the Child Reading c. 1450 Oil on wood, 26 x 19 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne The inscription on the wall top left is: &#34;COMPLETU\(m\) AN\(n\)O D\(omini\) M CCCC XXXIIJ P\(er\) JOH\(ann\)EM DE EYC BRVGIS&#34;. There is a motto on the right: &#34;ALS IXH XAN&#34; \(als ich kan, i.e. &#34;as I can&#34;\). Formerly this panel was attributed to Jan van Eyck and dated c, 1433

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)