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The
Lucca Madonna
is a 1437
oil painting
of the
Madonna and Child
by the
Early Netherlandish
master
Jan van Eyck
. It shows
Mary
seated on a wooden throne crowned by a canopy, with four small lion statues made of brass. This is a reference to the throne of
Solomon
, which had twelve lions on the sides and steps. She is breastfeeding the infant
Jesus
. The painting is in the
Städel Museum
in
Frankfurt
, Germany.
Painting:
Jan van Eyck
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