''Madonna with Child with Young John the Baptist'' is a painting by the

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painter

Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder (german: Lucas Cranach der Ältere ; – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is know ...

, dating from 1514. It is housed in the

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. The work was originally in the

Florence Charterhouse Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenze'' or ''Certosa del Galluzzo'') is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy. The building is a walled complex located on Monte Acuto, at the ...

, outside the city. Although stolen in 1973, it was recovered in 2001. It is a typical ''Madonna with Child,'' inspired by

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...

. The Virgin is shown above a rocky background with a fair sky, while holding the Child and showing it to the observer. Similarly to Raphael's ''

Terranuova Madonna The ''Madonna with Child, St. John and a Child Saint'' is an oil on wood painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael, who executed it around 1504–1505. It is also known as ''Madonna Terranuova'' as it belonged to the Italian Dukes of Ter ...

'', the Child and the young John the Baptist interact through their gestures and glances. The bright colors, the dominant figures, and the composition are typical of Italian Renaissance painting, which was well known by Cranach.

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madonna with Child with Young John the Baptist 1514 paintings Paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder in the Uffizi Paintings of the Madonna and Child Paintings depicting John the Baptist