Virgin of milk. Christmas Solarium Aitutaki Stamp 1972
Suckling Madonna, Madonna breast feeding, of the Milk, Lactans, Madonna with the Green Cushion, Andrea Solario, Louvre. Christmas, Michel 41-3, Yvert 32-4.
Dimensions: 48 x 28 mm
The Virgin with the green cushionby the Milanese painter Andrea di Bartolo, known as Solario (1460/5-1524), painted around 1507-1510 for the Amboise family. Louis XV bought it from the Prince de Carignan in 1723. Musée du Louvre. This motif has been widely used in philately and can be found on stamps from various countries.
The Virgin with the green cushionby the Milanese painter Andrea di Bartolo, known as Solario (1460/5-1524), painted around 1507-1510 for the Amboise family. Louis XV bought it from the Prince de Carignan in 1723. Musée du Louvre. This motif has been widely used in philately and can be found on stamps from various countries.