In the Presbytery of the Church of San Carlo Borromeo in Via Nassa 26 in Lugano, presentation and exhibition of the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, Madonna with Child, Oil on canvas, 109 x 79,5 cm, from 1617-1618, former collection of Henry Ford II, from a private Ticino collection. The painting on display takes up and follows up on the discourse linked to artistic expression as a means of communication, as desired by the Council of Trent, to which the work of St. Charles Borromeo is so closely linked. It is the first time that Rubens paints a Madonna and Child standing with a markedly sculptural character, which is linked to the Italian Renaissance as a source of inspiration, in particular to the Venetians and especially to Giovanni Bellini. The Madonna presents the Child standing on a perilous stone balustrade while he mentions the first steps by stepping on his shroud and placing his hand on that of the Mother, who supports him but does not hold him back, with conscious earthly sadness and great pride. The choice and combination of colors in the Madonna's mantle, red with blue sleeves and white lace, is typical of Rubens' maturity. Then as today, attracting and arousing wonder in the viewer, the painting promoted a moral warning, which well reflects the intertwined events of the two sons Luini and the bishop Carlo Borromeo.