Madonna as Protectress

c. 1470/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a woman with long blonde hair and light skin, wearing a brown gown and blue mantle. Her arms are slightly extended and she has a serene expression. A dark halo-like circle frames her head. Surrounding her are smaller figures with only their heads and shoulders visible under her mantle. The background is textured with horizontal blue lines, enclosed by a red border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in brown, hand-colored in blue, red brown, yellow, gold, and red

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.552

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1011

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wilhelm Schreiber [1855-1932]; Albertina, Vienna; (Gilhofer & Ranschburg, Cat. 10, 1927 no. 6; Cat. 16, 1929 no. 4); purchased 1 February 1930 Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 6.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 155, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 155.

Wikidata ID

Q64952989

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