MADONNA LITTA OR
MADONNA NURSING THE CHILD
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1490, 42*33cm, Oil
After much controversy, this picture is today generally
attributed to Leonardo, although it may have been finished by
Boltraffio, his best-known student. The style displays the
Lombard influence under which Leonardo worked during his
first sojourn in Milan; this style is characterized by a very
stark modelling of the figures, quite different from the
sfumato of his later works. Originally painted on a
wood panel, then transferred to canvas in the nineteenth
century, this painting has unfortunately suffered some damage.
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