Virgin and Child with the Monkey Size:24" x 36" as well as paintings of

as well as paintings of Grand Masters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

with whom his work shares themes and style

shaped by his intimate love for the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen was a Dutch painter of genre scenes and religious subjects

whose style influenced the development of late 14th- and early 15th-century painting in Tuscany

Virgin and Child with the Monkey Size:24" x 36" as well as paintings ofDurer's style is often punctuated by little oddities that make his paintings that much more enjoyable. Here the Madonna and Child are portrayed with a monkey about their feet. A rare image but not an impossible happening. Albrecht Durer was a painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Durer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties due to his high quality woodcut prints