Christ Blessing the Virgin

c. 1450

Master E.S.

Associated Names
Master E.S.

Artist, German, active c. 1450 - active 1467

The image shows two central figures. One is seated, wearing a crown with fleur-de-lis, flowing garments, and holding a globe with a cross. The seated figure has long hair, a beard, and serene facial features, making a gesture. Beside them, another crowned figure kneels with long hair, wearing a draped gown, leaning towards the seated figure. The background features angelic beings, architectural elements resembling a throne and columns. Above the central figures, a dove with a nimbus and rays is enclosed in a roundel design. The intricate carving suggests movement and grace in a historical or religious context.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    diameter (sheet trimmed to plate mark): 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 2, p.086, no. 36, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E.A. Seasongood [1876-1953], New York; (his sale, Parke-Benet, New York, November 1951, no. 261); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1951; gift to NGA, 1952.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 4, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 4.

1998

  • Stogdon, Nicholas. Early Northern Engravings. England, 1998: under no. 5.

Wikidata ID

Q65362438

You may be interested in

Loading Results