Madonna and Child Seated on a Grassy Bank with Angels

1480/1490

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image displays a full view of a seated woman's body, who is holding a small child in her lap. The woman is upright, facing forward, with long, wavy hair flowing down past her shoulders. The child also faces forward and has curly hair. Both individuals wear crowns with halos depicted around their heads, and two winged figures above and on either side. The woman is dressed in a flowing robe in shades of orange and beige, with intricate folds and patterns. They are surrounded by lush greenery, with a deep blue background and an ornate border in earthy tones and hints of red.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in dark brown, hand-colored in light red lake, dark blue, green, brown, gold, and orange with tarnished silver leaf on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.9 x 5.9 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 11 x 7.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.563

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1123

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Theodor Oswald Weigel [1812-1881], Leipzig; Baron Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909], Prague, Bohemia (Lugt 2773); Albertina, Vienna; (Gilhofer & Ranschburg, Cat. 20 (1929) no.7); purchased 1 February 1930 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760b and L1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 168, 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. 168.

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64953003

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