La Vierge a l'Enfant, or Virgin and Child, 19th century Neoclassical oil painting by Pierre Planat, 1792-1866, in the Eglise Saint-Jacques, a Romanesque church consecrated in 1171, in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The painting features a cradle, carpenter's tools in reference to Joseph, a pitcher and a stone stair primer. The village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne has existed since the Middle Ages and is on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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