Summer Vacation Redux #6: Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, part 8 of 9

Leaving the Ancient world for the next time period of European art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City means Medieval and Renaissance works.  With art by Memling, Christus and Riemenschneider in their collection they certain have the depth of any museum in the country.  Just seven works from this set of galleries.

 "Virgin and Child" circa 1530-1535, Workshop of Joos van Cleve (Flemish) 1511-1540/1541

I was immediately reminded of the woman who was shamed for breastfeeding at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London earlier this month!  Well, this Virgin ain't got no problem suckling her little ginger Christ at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City! 

 "Virgin and Child Enthrones" circa 1465-1470, Hans Memling (Flemish) circa 1430 - 1494

 "Virgin and Child in a Domestic Interior" circa 1460-1467, Petrus Christus (Flemish) circa 1410 - 1475/1476

 "The Mourning Virgin" circa 1510, Hans Tilman Riemenschneider (German) circa 1460 - 1531

 "Saint John the Baptist" 1535, Tiziano Minio (Italian) 1517 - 1552

 "Portrait of a Young Man" circa 1550-1555, Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo de Mariano) (Italian) 1503 - 1572

"Christ on the Cross" circa 1605-1610, Workshop of El Greco (Domenikos Theorokopoulos) (Spanish) 1541 - 1614

If only it had been an actual El Greco, but still it a pretty badass crucifix!  Not only was this used as an object of religious devotion, it might also have been a sort of Renaissance "catalogue" or model shown to prospective patrons to give them an idea of what a commissioned painting might look like.  Sweet.