The Infant Jesus with a LambBernardino Luini

This oil and tempera on panel (c. 1525) captures the tenderness of the Infant Jesus, or Gesu Bambino, embracing a lamb—a symbol of his future sacrifice as the Lamb of God. Luini’s High Renaissance style blends divine purity and human innocence, creating a serene image of spiritual love and redemptive foreshadowing.