The artwork titled “Madonna and Child,” created by the artist Giotto around the years c.1295 to c.1300, is a fresco that belongs to the Proto Renaissance art movement. The dimensions of the artwork are 180 x 90 cm, and it is a religious painting currently located in San Giorgio alla Costa, Florence, Italy.
The artwork portrays the Virgin Mary, who gazes solemnly at the viewer, dressed in a voluminous blue robe with a red undergarment, symbolizing her purity and divine nature. She holds the Christ Child on her lap, who is depicted offering a blessing gesture with one hand while holding a scroll in the other, embodying wisdom and teaching. Both figures’ halos are intricately detailed, emphasizing their holy status. In the background, two angels are portrayed in a stance of adoration, reverently looking towards the central figures. The gold leaf background enhances the sacred ambiance of the painting, commonly employed during the Proto Renaissance to signify divinity. The composition of the artwork is both solemn and serene, capturing the pious essence typical of religious paintings from this era.
