{"product_id":"2018-first-class-forever-stamp-madonna-and-child-by-bachiacca","title":"2018 First-Class Forever Stamp - Madonna and Child by Bachiacca","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003eFive centuries ago, Francesco d’Ubertino Verdi (1494–1557), the Italian Renaissance painter known as Bachiacca, was a versatile and popular Florentine artist. Today his oil-and-gold-on-panel painting Madonna and Child still evokes the timeless traditions of Christmas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003eBachiacca met the needs of his patrons by skillfully adapting to changing fashions, whether creating large altarpieces, small paintings, wall and ceiling decorations, or designs for intricate tapestries. His compositions emphasize ornament and landscape backgrounds, and art historians note his eye for exotic costuming and his careful depictions of animals and plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003eDated from the early 1520s, the Madonna and Childstamp shows Christ clutching a bouquet of jasmine, a symbol of divine love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003eThis painting is part of the Jack and Belle Linsky Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. William J. Gicker served as art director and Greg Breeding was the designer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 宋体;\"\u003eThe Madonna and Child by Bachiacca stamps are being issued as Forever stamps in booklets of 20. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First Class Mail 1-ounce price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"mysite","offers":[{"title":"5 Books of 20 (100 Stamps)","offer_id":46371075653767,"sku":"159-MDNHHZ*1","price":28.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/1642\/9959\/files\/1_545a047c-5c85-4d22-83f2-672c40e642e0.jpg?v=1793344166","url":"https:\/\/www.alibebe.us\/es\/products\/2018-first-class-forever-stamp-madonna-and-child-by-bachiacca","provider":"Alibebe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}