The Madonna of the Stars

Jacopo Tintoretto and Workshop , c. 1575/1585

Shown from the knees up, a seated woman is surrounded by an arch of disembodied, winged baby heads as she gazes down at an infant lying across her lap in this vertical painting. They all have pale, peachy skin, and… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto and Workshop ¹
Date: c. 1575/1585 ¹
Medium: oil on canvas ¹
Original: 12,511 × 16,004 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ralph and Mary Booth Collection

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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This painting displays a nude male figure with a robust physique floating in the sky in a circular, glowing yellow aura. He has a wide, bearded face, light skin, and white hair adorned with a garland of green leaves.

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