# Madonna Adoring the Child [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MONTAGNA, Bartolomeo]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera and oil on panel, 78 x 63 cm ## Commentary Madonna Adoring the Child c. 1500 Tempera and oil on panel, 78 x 63 cm The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown The infant Jesus sits on a corner of the Virgin Mary's cloak, looking out at us solemnly and resting one hand on a book. His mother joins her hands in devotion, the thoughtful expression on her face suggesting knowledge of her son's fate. The sacred status of the figures is indicated by the cloth of honour separating them from the background. Behind them is a rocky landscape, inspired perhaps by the mountains of northern Italy where the artist lived and worked. ## Related artworks - [Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints \(detail\)]() - [Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints]() - [Madonna and Child under a Pergola with St John the Baptist and St Onofrius]() - [Madonna and Child with St Joseph]() - [Recovery of the Relic of St Anthony's Jawbone]() - [St Jerome]() - [St Peter Blessing and Donor]() - [The Young Christ]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()