Madonna and Child, before 1508, Tempera on wood, Overall 13 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (34.3 x 28.6 cm); painted surface 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (34.3 x 27.6 cm), Paintings, Bramantino (Bartolomeo Suardi) (Italian, Bergamo (?) ca. 1465–1530 Milan), The apple, associated with the Fall of Man, here alludes to Jesus: 'As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons…' (Song of Solomon 2:3). The carnation, too, is associated with love and suggests the Virgin as the emblematic bride of Christ
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Madonna, Child, 1508, Tempera, wood, Overall 13 1/2 x 11 1/4, 34.3 28.6 cm, painted surface 10 7/8, 27.6, Paintings, Bramantino, Bartolomeo Suardi, Italian, Bergamo, ca., 1465–1530, Milan, apple, associated, Fall, Man, alludes, Jesus, apple tree, trees, my beloved, sons…, Song, Solomon 2, 3, carnation, too, love, Virgin, emblematic bride, Christ
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