Recto: Virgin and Child, and Saint John the Baptist; Verso: Summary sketches, possibly the Virgin and Child ca. 1580-90 Attributed to Jacob de Backer Netherlandish At first glance, one would recognize this oil sketch as a representation of the canonical image of Madonna and Child with the infant St. John the Baptist. However, the presence of several unusual visual elements make this interpretation less straightforward. The child, standing at Marys feet and the angel appearing in the upper right of the picture are alien to the standard Christian iconography. The crown and palm frond, held by the angel are symbols that could signify both power, glory, victory as well as peace. The meaning of the cherries, offered to Mary by the standing child likewise is unclear.[1The enigmatic amalgam of motifs and symbols has led scholars to seek an allegorical interpretation of the picture. Comparisons have been drawn with Andrea del Sartos allegory of Charity in the Louvre, which equally depicts a

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Recto: Virgin and Child, and Saint John the Baptist; Verso: Summary sketches, possibly the Virgin and Child ca. 1580-90 Attributed to Jacob de Backer Netherlandish At first glance, one would recognize this oil sketch as a representation of the canonical image of Madonna and Child with the infant St. John the Baptist. However, the presence of several unusual visual elements make this interpretation less straightforward. The child, standing at Marys feet and the angel appearing in the upper right of the picture are alien to the standard Christian iconography. The crown and palm frond, held by the angel are symbols that could signify both power, glory, victory as well as peace. The meaning of the cherries, offered to Mary by the standing child likewise is unclear.[1The enigmatic amalgam of motifs and symbols has led scholars to seek an allegorical interpretation of the picture. Comparisons have been drawn with Andrea del Sartos allegory of Charity in the Louvre, which equally depicts a

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