Madonna and Child Enthroned

c. 1466

Master E.S.

Associated Names
Master E.S.

Artist, German, active c. 1450 - active 1467

The image features a woman sitting down with the infant Jesus on her lap. They are placed at the center with a serene expression. The woman has long hair with curls and wears a crown and richly designed attire. She holds a scepter. The infant Jesus looks towards the viewer, wearing a halo and holding an orb. Two angels are on each side, with a dove above them amidst rays of light. The background shows a Gothic architectural setting with columns, arches, and decorative elements, along with statues and birds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.1 × 13.7 cm (8 5/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.190

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 2, p.151, no. 82, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1930; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1932

  • Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia, Lakeside Press Galleries, Chicago, IL, 1932, no. 8, repro.

1933

  • A Century of Progress, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1933, no. 26.

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 8.

1936

  • The Centennial Exposition: Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Graphic Arts, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1936, no. 2.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 4.

1952

  • 100 Masterpieces of the Print, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1952, no catalogue.

1953

  • Nuremberg and the German World, 1460-1530: Prints and books from the Kress and Rosenwald Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1953, no catalogue.

1956

  • Selected Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, City Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, 1956.

1966

  • An Exhibition of Christmas Card Prints from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1966-1967, no catalogue.

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 13, repro.

  • Master E.S.: Five Hundredth Anniversary Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967, no. 70, repro.

1968

  • Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1968-1969, no catalogue.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

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. 13.

Watermarks

bull's head with staff and star

Wikidata ID

Q64960392

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