This painting would seem to have been produced in Milan, where Leonardo da Vinci moved in 1482. It was one of a number of works to herald the arrival of a new period in art, which was to become known as the High Renaissance. The beautiful woman feeding her child seems to be the epitome of motherhood and motherly love, perceived as perhaps the greatest human value. This masterpiece is now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia.
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