Virgin and Child Stamps
Description
Depicting the tender bond between a mother and her child, interpretations of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child take innumerable forms in the Christian art of the Italian Renaissance. This stamp features, an oil-on-panel painting from the first half of the 16th century.
Art historians who have long speculated about the identity of this artist have sometimes associated this painting and related paintings with the names of various 16th-century figures. However, since the late 1960s, this artist has been known as the Master of the Scandicci Lamentation based on similarities in style evident in a different painting made for a church in the town of Scandicci, near Florence.
Italian Renaissance artists were often inspired to imitate the compositions of their contemporaries. Scholars believe that this artist adapted the poses of the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child from the central figures in the Madonna of the Baldacchino, an unfinished altarpiece made by the painter Raphael for a church in Florence between 1506 and 1508.
This painting is in the Robert Dawson Evans Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp.
Virgin and Child Forever Stamps – Renaissance Devotion
Issued in 2022, the Virgin and Child Stamps celebrate one of the most enduring themes in Christian art: the tender bond between Mary and the Christ Child.
📌 Key Features
📅 Issue Date: September 22, 2022
💵 Value: 63¢ Forever (First‑Class Mail, 1 oz.) – always valid for current postage rates
🎨 Design:
Features an oil‑on‑panel painting from the first half of the 16th century, attributed to the Master of the Scandicci Lamentation.
The composition adapts poses from Raphael’s unfinished Madonna of the Baldacchino (1506–1508).
The painting is part of the Robert Dawson Evans Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
👨🎨 Art Director: Greg Breeding
📦 Format (Store Listing):
Pane of 20 stamps
Store pack: 5 panes (100 stamps) → $78.00 discounted to $69.00
🖨️ Printing Method: Offset lithography
🚚 Shipping: Free express shipping; estimated delivery Nov 19–26, 2025
🖼️ Artistic & Historical Context
The Virgin and Child motif has countless variations in Renaissance art, symbolizing maternal love and divine grace.
The anonymous painter, later identified as the Master of the Scandicci Lamentation, was active in Florence and influenced by Raphael’s compositions.
Italian Renaissance artists often borrowed and reinterpreted each other’s works, creating layered traditions of devotional imagery.
🎉 Suitable Occasions
✉️ Christmas mailings – perfect for holiday cards and religious correspondence.
🎂 Baptism or christening invitations – elegant and symbolic.
🏛️ Collectors – valued for its Renaissance art connection.
🌍 Faith communities – meaningful for liturgical seasons.
🌟 Symbolism & Appeal
The Virgin and Child Stamps embody themes of love, devotion, and artistic heritage, making them both practical for mailing and delightful for collecting. They connect everyday correspondence with centuries of sacred art.
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