7 - Sri - Verrocchio's "Madonna With Child"

Andrea del Verrocchio painted "Madonna With Child" in c. 1460-1470. Apparently, this might be one of Verrocchio's last paintings as his interests turned towards sculpting during the latter half of the 1470s. I love the contrast of colors in the painting. The mountaintops on either side of mother and child (the mountaintop to the left shoulder of the mother and the mountain top to the right shoulder of the babe) create a two-point perspective that brings the mother and child to the front of the space by creating a horizon line. Painting the mother's robe in dark colors and the babe's body and the background in light colours creates three layers of space: nature in the background, then mother, then child. Verrocchio's use of shadows around the babe's face, the babe's body and around the mother's face highlights the folds of the babe's skin and the mother's glance towards her child. There's another horizon line created by the surface on which the babe is standing. Verrocchio also uses the shades of white with much expertise to create the translucent veil of Madonna and the towel that the mother holds around the babe. I thought it would be interesting to contrast this with a terracotta structure (below) of the portrait. What do you guys think?