The Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree

Albrecht Dürer

National Gallery of Art

The image shows the upper half of a woman seated with a child on her lap. The woman supports the child with her left arm and holds its hand with her right. The woman has relaxed facial features and wavy, shoulder-length hair partially covered by a headpiece. She wears a long gown with intricate folds, wrapped around her shoulders and legs. The child is depicted nude, leaning against the woman. There is no visible jewelry. The background features a wooden fence, wild plants, a body of water, and a cityscape in the distant background under a calm sky. Inscriptions "1513" and a monogram are near the top of the image.