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The Virgin and Child

painting by Dirk Bouts
VisualArtwork painting Q26513509
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Summary

The Virgin and Child is a painting[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Dieric Bouts[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
  • Movement: Early Netherlandish painting[5]
  • Genre: religious art[6]
  • Depicts: Mary[7], Christ Child[8]
  • Made from material: oil paint[9], oak panel[10]
  • Collection: National Gallery[11]
  • Inventory number: NG2595[12]
  • Location: National Gallery[13]
  • Commons category: The Virgin and Child (NG2595) by Dieric Bouts[14]
  • Catalog code: 14[15]
  • Inception: 1465[16]
  • Main subject: Madonna and Child[17]
  • Described at URL: https://archive.org/stream/thirybouts00goffuoft#page/n128/mode/1up[18]
  • Depicts Iconclass notation: 11Q7121(BELL-TOWER)[19], 41A2[20], 41A3361[21], 11F4[22]
  • Title: The Virgin and Child[23]
  • Height: 27.6 cm[24]
  • Width: 37.1 cm[25]
  • Copyright status: public domain[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . balat.kikirpa.be. Retrieved . balat.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved . nationalgallery.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved . nationalgallery.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved . nationalgallery.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . kikirpa.be. Retrieved . kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . rkd.nl. rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . cima.ng-london.org.uk. Retrieved . cima.ng-london.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Kevin Payravi · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Collection → National Gallery
    Main subject → Madonna and Child
    Made from material → oil paint, oak panel
    Copyright status → public domain
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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