Greek Madonna
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title:
Greek Madonna
text:
The Greek Madonna is a 1460–1470 tempera-on-panel painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini. It is named after the Greek monograms at top left and top right and after the major influence of Byzantine icons on the painting. The Christ Child holds a golden apple, perhaps referring to the Judgement of Paris and to Mary as the "new Venus". Pellizzari's theory that the work originally had a golden background like an icon was disproved by a 1986–87 restoration, which showed that the
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Painting by Giovanni Bellini
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Madonna
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2024-04-07T21:37:40Z
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