Madonna and Child Appearing to a Supplicant

c. 1600

Georg Neher

Associated Names
Georg Neher

Artist, Bohemian, active c. 1600

The image shows two figures, a woman holding a child while standing on a crescent moon. The woman has loose hair, wears a long garment, and a crown with stars. The child points upward. To the left is a kneeling figure, wearing a dress with curled hair. The background is simple.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink and gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Meissner

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.3 x 20 cm (11 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.49.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague (Lugt 2773); (sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 6-11 May 1910, no. 418). (H. Gilhofer & H. Ranschburg, Lucerne, 28 June 1934, lot 185). Siegfried Laemmle [1863-1953], Munich, 1936. Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Meissner, Zurich; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Prybram-Gladona, Charlotte von. Unbekannte Zeichnungen alter Meister aus europäischem Privatbesitz. Munich, 1969: no. 6.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in brown ink: Georg Neher Maler in Prag; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Georg Neher / Kleinseitner Maler in Prag / Siehe die alten Malerbücher / im (not deciphered) / ich fand den Namen des gleichen (not deciphered) / 1602, 1610, 1614, 1615, 1618 / (not deciphered)

Wikidata ID

Q64571175

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