Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, probably 1519, Oil on linden, 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (60 x 49. 8 cm), Paintings, Albrecht Durer (German, Nuremberg 1471?1528 Nuremberg), This haunting devotional painting depicts Saint Anne, who was particularly venerated in Germany, with the Virgin and the Child. The motif of the sleeping infant, foreshadowing Christ's death, was probably inspired by Giovanni Bellini, whose work Durer admired during his sojourn in Venice