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Day Two | Icon | Art History Post Prompt

For day two what is more iconic in Western art than a classic Madonna and Child, with “Child” loosely translating to “Baby Jesus But Actually Tiny Man.” In this painting Jesus is described as being “dressed like an ancient philosopher.”

This painting is by Italian painter Berlinghiero Berlinghieri, painted (more than likely) sometime during the 1230s. It is one of only two paintings that can be confidently attributed to Berlinghiero.