1510, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino), The Garvagh Madonna -- National Gallery (London)

From the museum label: Christ receives a carnation or pink, a symbol of divine love, from his cousin Saint John the Baptist. The perfect oval of the Virgin's head, set between the vertical elements of the architecture, reveals Raphael's growing interest in pure geometric forms.

 

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