Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna”

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High Renaissance artwork painting religious painting

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Litta Madonna” is a renowned High Renaissance painting depicting the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child, celebrated for its tender intimacy and refined execution.

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Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	High Renaissance artwork → painting → religious painting →
artForm	panel painting →
artHistoricalPeriod	Italian Renaissance →
attributedTo	Leonardo da Vinci →
collection	State Hermitage Museum →
countryOfOrigin	Italy →
creator	Leonardo da Vinci →
culturalSignificance	important work in the Hermitage’s Italian Renaissance collection → masterpiece of Renaissance Marian imagery →
depicts	Christ Child → Virgin Mary →
formerOwner	Litta family of Milan →
genre	Christian art →
hasPart	Christ Child holding breast while nursing → arched window background → blue mantle of the Virgin → landscape visible through windows → red garment of the Virgin → veil covering the Virgin’s head →
iconographicTheme	Madonna and Child → Virgin nursing the Child →
inception	c. 1490 →
influenceOn	later depictions of the nursing Madonna →
languageOfTitle	Italian →
location	Saint Petersburg →
locationCountry	Russia →
medium	later transferred to canvas → tempera on panel →
movement	High Renaissance →
museumAccession	Hermitage Museum collection →
namedAfter	Litta family →
notableFor	delicate treatment of light and shadow → expressive gaze of the Virgin → refined execution → serene devotional mood → subtle modeling of forms → tender intimacy between mother and child →
portraysEmotion	contemplative serenity → maternal tenderness →
religion	Christianity →
style	Leonardesque sfumato →
subjectMatter	Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child →
title	Madonna Litta →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hermitage Museum →	notableWorkHoused