The Madonna and Child in a Rosary

c. 1490

French 15th Century

Associated Names
French 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a full-body illustration of a person holding a child, both facing slightly to one side. The adult figure has long hair, a crown, and a serene expression. They are wearing draped garments, giving a regal look. A radiant pattern surrounds them, resembling a sunburst or halo, with the figures standing on a crescent shape. The border features intricate floral and leaf patterns. The background is textured paper with decorative elements, and there are ornamental symbols on the border. A ribbon or banner at the bottom displays unreadable text.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in light purple, rose carmine, gray on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.1 × 17.4 cm (10 1/4 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.566

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 1130, State b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; 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. 171, 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. 171.

Wikidata ID

Q64953009

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