Object

Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate

Mrs. Landingham presents this Leonardo da Vinci print, 'Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate,' to President Bartlet during a light-hearted debate over Oval Office wall decorations. Bartlet eyes it skeptically amid stacks of museum options, their banter revealing his charm and mounting distraction from unsigned executive orders. The artwork anchors a brief domestic moment before Leo and C.J. interrupt with a political crisis.

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S4E5 · Debate Camp

Art, Orders, and a Political Landmine

The DaVinci print 'Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate' is presented verbally by Mrs. Landingham as one of the loanable options from the National Gallery; it functions as a prop in the banter, symbolizing normalcy and the domesticity of the Oval before the crisis interrupts.

Before: Listed among suggested prints being considered from National Gallery/Smithsonian collections; not physically handled on camera.

After: Remains an unchosen option; its role reduced as the political emergency overtakes the conversation.

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S4E5 · Debate Camp

Transcript as Landmine: C.J. Reveals Rooker's Racial Profiling Remarks

The DaVinci print is presented by Mrs. Landingham as a viable Oval Office option, functioning as a prop that anchors domestic warmth and ceremonial continuity before the political interruption. It embodies the ordinary responsibilities of the Presidency contrasted with crisis.

Before: On a selection stack or being shown by Mrs. Landingham in the Oval Office.

After: Still on the selection stack; selection deferred as the room pivots to the political issue.

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