The Virgin and Child

Summary

The Virgin and Child is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Virgin and Child's religion is recorded as Christianity^[3].
• The Virgin and Child's instance of is recorded as painting^[4].
• The Virgin and Child is associated with the Early Netherlandish painting movement^[5].
• The Virgin and Child's genre is religious art^[6].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as woman^[7].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as Christ Child^[8].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as boy^[9].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as Mary^[10].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as mother^[11].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as honor cloth^[12].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as Virgin Mary reading^[13].
• The Virgin and Child's depicts is recorded as Madonna and Child^[14].
• The Virgin and Child is made of oil paint^[15].
• The Virgin and Child is made of oak panel^[16].
• The Virgin and Child's collection is recorded as National Gallery of Victoria^[17].
• The Virgin and Child's inventory number is recorded as 1275-3^[18].
• The location of The Virgin and Child was National Gallery of Victoria^[19].
• The Virgin and Child's Commons category is recorded as Madonna with the Child Reading by Jan van Eyck^[20].
• The Virgin and Child's catalog code is recorded as 48^[21].
• The Virgin and Child's catalog code is recorded as 19^[22].
• 1433 marks the founding of The Virgin and Child^[23].
• January 1, 1441 marks the founding of The Virgin and Child^[24].
• The Virgin and Child's main subject is Madonna and Child^[25].
• The Virgin and Child's main subject is Virgin Mary reading^[26].
• The Virgin and Child's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/the-national-gallery-of-victorias-virgin-and-child-by-a-follower-of-jan-van-eyck-a-continuing-reassessment-2/^[27].

Body

Publication

The Virgin and Child's genre is religious art^[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Madonna and Child^[25] and Virgin Mary reading^[26]. The Virgin and Child is associated with the Early Netherlandish painting movement^[5].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint^[15] and oak panel^[16]. The Virgin and Child took place at National Gallery of Victoria^[19].

Why It Matters

The Virgin and Child ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]