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Virgin and Child Forever Stamps, 2022 Booklet – Religious Christmas Cards and Letters
$34.99
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.