Virgin of the Milk (detail), Alonso Cano, circa 1659

The work represents the virgin mary breastfeeding her son, the baby jesus. Between 1657 and 1660, alonso cano painted the virgin of milk with oil on canvas for the convento del carmen, guadalajara or for the monastery of barefoot carmelites in the bolarque desert. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1659. Dimensions: height: 166 cm (65.3 in); width: 109 cm (42.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo de Guadalajara. Detalle de la Virgen de la Leche, de Alonso Cano (Museo de Guadalajara)