During the Renaissance, painters who had already mastered the accurate portrayal of the human figure and three-dimensional space served as examples for artists with lesser training. Biagio di Antonio, who worked in Florence, learned much from Florentine masters Domenico Ghirlandaio and Andrea del Verrochio. Eager to demonstrate a command of Renaissance style, Biagio painted the Christ Child standing with his weight clearly on one leg, a reference to the contrapposto pose of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture favored by Renaissance artists. In addition, Biagio placed the Madonna’s throne in front of a classical arcade that recalls the glory of the ancient world. The arcade, in turn, frames a view of a placid landscape carefully constructed according to the new rules of Renaissance perspective.