The Madonna and Child on the Crescent Supported by Four Angels

c. 1490/1500

Israhel van Meckenem

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

The engraving shows a crowned woman holding a naked child in the center. She is flanked by four angels, two on each side. The woman stands upright with a serene expression, long wavy hair, and wears a long gown. The angels have large wings and wear flowing garments. The child has curly hair and is cradled securely by the woman. The background is densely hatched.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.452

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.197, no. 198, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph Paelinck; Alcide Donnadieu [c.1791-1861], London (Lugt 724); D'Arenberg Collection, Brussels and Westphalila (Lugt 567); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1951; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 229, repro.

1968

  • Good and Bad Angels, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1968, no catalogue.

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.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

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. 229.

Watermarks

hand with flower (Lehrs 10)

Wikidata ID

Q65358405

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