Virgin Suckling the Child, Tempera and gold on linen, 15 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (39. 7 x 30. 2 cm), Paintings, Netherlandish (Antwerp) Painter (ca. 1520), Although originally produced in great quantity, paintings in tempera on linen from this period are quite rare. Eight surviving examples show this tender Virgin, her eyes modestly downcast, looking at the Christ Child, who eagerly grasps her breast to nurse