# Virgin with the Christ Child and the Infant St John [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Tempera on wood, diameter 66 cm ## Commentary Virgin with the Christ Child and the Infant St John c. 1500 Tempera on wood, diameter 66 cm Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna The significance of this painting lies in the fact that it is very close to Michelangelo's early unfinished picture, called the <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/michelan/2paintin/1virgin.html'\)" HREF="/html/m/michelan/2paintin/1virgin.html">Manchester Madonna,</A> in both the painting technique and the facial type of the Madonna. ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()