Madonna and Child in a Landscape (Cima, Los Angeles)

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Madonna and Child (1496-1499) by Cima da Conegliano

Madonna and Child is a 1496-1499 oil on panel painting by Cima da Conegliano, now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. [1]

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Unusually for the artist, who usually produced unique works, this one seems to belong to a group of at least five works produced from a single cartoon.

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