The Virgin with the Child on the Crescent

1553

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image depicts a standing woman holding a child. The woman is angled slightly to the left and looking down towards the child, who is nestled in her arms with a direct gaze outward. She has long, wavy hair and wears a crown with leaves. The woman's attire is flowing with detailed folds and drapery. The child is mostly unclothed with curly hair. Both figures are surrounded by light. The background shows distant landscapes, including a hill, buildings near water, and a boat on water. The woman is standing on a crescent moon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.236

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 50, State only


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

D. G. de Arozarena, Paris (Lugt 109); Paul Davidsohn [1839-1924?], Berlin (Lugt 654); Gerhard Güttler [1889-1966], Berlin (Lugt 2807b); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 10); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Heinrich Aldegreaver, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 50, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957358

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