Virgin and Child Forever Stamps

19.99
Depicting the tender bond between a mother and her child, interpretations of the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child take innumerable forms in the Christian art of the Italian Renaissance. This stamp features Virgin and Child, an oil-on-panel painting from the first half of the 16th century.
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          Value:? 66?? First Class Mail Rate (Forever) First Day of Issue:??September 22, 2022 First Day City:??Boston, Massachusetts Printed by:??Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd. Printing Method:??Offset, Microprint Format:??Booklets of 20 US issued stamp to honor traditional Christmas figures. Design features a 16th-century oil painting by Florentine artist Master of the Scandicci Lamentation. First Day of Issue Ceremony held at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, home of the original painting on the stamp. In 1966, the Post Office issued its first Madonna and Child stamp, followed by an Angel Gabriel stamp in 1968. In 1970, they started issuing both Traditional and Contemporary Christmas Stamps. The 2022 stamp depicts a 16th-century painting by the Master of the Scandicci Lamentation from Florence, Italy. The original is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The Master of the Scandicci Lamentation's Virgin and Child follows traditional painting conventions of the time, with Mary in a red dress and blue mantle, symbolizing her status, purity, and royalty. The original painting, owned by various notable individuals, ended up in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts through a series of sales and bequests.