Madonna and Child in a Glory Standing on a Crescent Moon

1470/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a woman holding a child. Both figures have halos around their heads. The woman has long, wavy hair and wears flowing garments in earthy tones and hints of blue and pink. Radiating lines around them suggest light. The child has defined facial features. They stand on a green patch with a crescent moon or similar object beneath them. The background is a textured surface bordered by a gold outline.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in peach, blue, gray, green, and gold on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.561

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1093

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Weigel & Zestermann 146; Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773); Albertina, Vienna; (C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 45); (Weiss & Co., Munich); Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] acquired 19 August 1939 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 164, 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. 164.

Wikidata ID

Q64953000

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