Madonna and Child

c. 1460/1480

German or Netherlandish 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Netherlandish 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a religious iconic scene. There is a central figure holding a child, surrounded by angels. The central figure has a halo and cradles a child. Two angels appear on either side. The background is vivid with golden hues and radiating lines. The style is late medieval religious iconography, reminiscent of late Gothic or early Renaissance art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving, hand-colored in green, yellow, red, and blue on gold background

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to oval shape): 3.1 × 2.8 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.749

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 4, p.239, no. 35, State b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Public Library, St. Petersburg, Russia; Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] (Charles Stonehill, London); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1938; 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

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 254, repro.

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. 254.

Wikidata ID

Q64953315

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