Bartolomeo Vivarini's "Madonna and Child" is considered more realistic than some of its counterparts, particularly in the expression of the child, and the rendering of their hands and feet. A “stylized” landscape and clouds behind the pair may appear slightly whimsical to the modern eye, but were reflections of the art of the period. While Bartolomeo often co-signed his paintings with his brother Antonio, this one is considered one of Bartolomeo’s best individual works.