Madonna and Child with a Bell

c. 1450/1460

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image features a woman holding a child, both with halos above their heads. The woman is seated with the child on her lap, both facing slightly to the side. The woman has long flowing hair and a gentle expression, and wears a draped garment. The child is naked with curly hair and reaches out with one arm. There is a chair or throne-like element with decorative designs, and a simple background with linear elements suggesting clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
    sheet (diameter): 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Richard H. Zinser, Forest Hills, NY); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1947; gift to NGA, 1947.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 257, 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. 257.

Wikidata ID

Q65070063

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