“I can see a very deep sense of compassion, a mother’s desire to protect her child, which she may only be able to do for a short while.”
Curator Alison Manges Nogueira on Madonna and Child (ca. 1470) by Giovanni Bellini.
Protective
Alison Manges Nogueira
2 min. watch
Contributors
Alison Manges Nogueira
Associate Curator, Robert Lehman Collection
Associate Curator, Robert Lehman Collection
Photography by Juan Trujillo
Art Mentioned
Giovanni Bellini
ca. 1470
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