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Painting of a seated Madonna holding a child, with a nude standing man, a bearded robed figure, and two kneeling figures in red against a landscape.

After Boltraffio, Sacra Conversazione (Kenyon Cox)

A loosely painted homage after Boltraffio's sacred conversation shows the Virgin seated with the Christ Child while a nude standing man, a bearded robed figure, and two kneeling figures in red gather in an open landscape. Loose, sketchy brushwork in oil on canvas gives the group a warm, unfinished quality.

Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
1878-1882
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2560 × 2519 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1882).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum