Madonna, Child, and Saints, This painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ child surrounded by saints. The two saints to the left of Mary can be identified as St. Peter (who holds the key to the Church) and St. John the Baptist (who points to a small lamb). The saints to the right of Mary may be St. Mark (holding the book) and St. John. All figures stand in the interior of a church. Overhead, an angel crowns the Virgin Mary.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Flemish (FLEM) | Madonna, Child, and Saints, This painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ child surrounded by saints. The two saints to the left of Mary can be identified as St. Peter (who holds the key to the Church) and St. John the Baptist (who points to a small lamb). The saints to the right of Mary may be St. Mark (holding the book) and St. John. All figures stand in the interior of a church. Overhead, an angel crowns the Virgin Mary.
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