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The idea of depicting the Mother of God with her own mother was therefore particularly close to Leonardo's heart, because he, in a sense, had "two mothers" himself. In both versions of the composition (the Louvre painting and the London cartoon) it is hard to discern whether Saint Anne is a full generation older than Mary.
Although he reused the three main figures from the cartoon, it was above all this motif that Bernardino Luini also repeated in several paintings: The Virgin with Jesus and John the Baptist as Children, a fresco in the Church of St Mary of the Angels in Lugano dating from the first quarter of the 16th century; and another from which a follower ...
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, sometimes called the Burlington House Cartoon, is a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci. The drawing is in charcoal and black and white chalk, on eight sheets of paper that are glued together. Because of its large size and format the drawing is presumed to be a cartoon for a painting. [1]
The image is the only canonically crowned image of Jesus Christ in the Philippines. [5] The dark wood statue measures approximately 12 inches (30 cm) tall, and carved in the Flemish style. It depicts the Child Jesus, with a serene countenance, in the attitude and dress of a Spanish monarch.
The 17-centimeter high statue with arms stretched out wide and wearing a traditional pink robe or tunic has an inscription "Yo reinaré" ("I will reign") at its base. It is one of the most popular religious images in Colombia , especially among Catholics and it is claimed to have miraculous powers of fertility and healing.
St. Anna Metterza, fresco by an anonymous artist in Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio, Boccioleto, Vercelli, Italy, c. 1450.. The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne [1] [2] or Madonna and Child with Saint Anne [3] [4] is a subject in Christian art showing Saint Anne with her daughter, the Virgin Mary, and her grandson Jesus. [5]
Construction was completed a little less than 10 years later, and it was dedicated on Oct. 12, 1931. Weighing 635 metric tons, it is the largest Art Deco statue in the world.
The Holy Infant of Good Health (Santo Niño de la Salud) is a statue of the Christ Child regarded by many to be miraculous, which was found in 1939, in Morelia, Michoacán State, Mexico. The statue is eleven inches tall. A number of healings have been attributed to the Child Jesus through veneration of this image.