The subject matter of Maddona and Child was a very popular one for artists of the The subject matter of Maddona and Child was a very popular one for artists of the
sixteenth century. Rapahel, and Giovanni Bellini both painted numerous versions of the
Maddona and Child. While both of the artists viewed the subject as a religious and highly
emotional expression, their portrayal of many other aspects differed greatly. While
Raphael portrayed what seems to be a loving, warm relationship between mother and
child, a lifelike Christ child, and serenity within his paintings, Bellini portrayed a
relationship that seems distant relationship between mother and child, a deathlike image
of the Christ child and a sense of depression and uneasiness within his works.
Differences between the views of the artists on the portrayal of Maddona and Child can
clearly be seen through the artists' use of colour, backgrounds in which the figures are
placed, the poses of the figures and their......

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