Breastfeeding Virgin and Other Powerful Women – Danielle Madderra, speaking about: Taddeo Gaddi (Florentine, active mid-1320s, died 1366), The Nativity, 1335, paint and gold leaf on panel, Gift of Mrs. Charlotte A. Maser, no known copyright restrictions, 69.68

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