A poster of The Madonna and Child (The Litta Madonna) by Leonardo da Vinci. The original (1490-91, Italy; tempera on canvas, 16 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.) came to the Hermitage in 1865 from the collection of Count Antonio Litta in Milan. This picture is among the works that marked a new era in the arts of the Renaissance known as the High Renaissance style. The image shows a beautiful woman nursing a child, a personification of maternal love.

24 x 16 1/2 in. (60 x 42 cm).