Madonna with Sleeping Child; Madonna with sleeping child. Mary sitting with the Christ child lying on her lap. She reads in an open book lying on a basket with ties; Madonna: Mary sitting or excited; the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length); reading; Paris Bordone; 1540 - 1560; canvas; oil paint (paint); h 69.5 cm x w 83.2 cm x t 3.5 cm d 5.8 cm