Madonna and Child at a Fountain

1501

Master MZ

Associated Names
Master MZ

Artist, German, active c. 1500

The image portrays a seated female figure from her head to the bottom of her robe. She is seated on a ledge, looking down at the infant in her lap. The woman has long hair and wears a detailed robe. The unclothed infant rests against her chest, and she holds a flower in her hand. Behind her is a structure with a lion's head spout flowing water into a basin. The background shows a landscape with hills, mountains, trees, and a castle-like structure on a hill. The image is monochromatic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 18.1 × 15.7 cm (7 1/8 × 6 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.139

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 8, p.348, no. 2, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Art Institute of Chicago, duplicate (Lugt 32b and 702h); Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY; gift to Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1945; gift to NGA, 1946.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Mother and Child, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada, 1967, no. 97.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65081194

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