The Coronation of the Virgin

c. 1490/1500

Israhel van Meckenem after Hans Holbein the Elder

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

Hans Holbein the Elder

Artist After, German, c. 1465 - 1524

The image features several figures, including three seated individuals and multiple angels. The central seated figure is a man with long, curly hair and a beard, wearing a crown and elaborate robes. Flanking him are two individuals in similar attire holding spherical objects topped with crosses. The central figure appears to be crowning a seated woman in front of him, who has long, wavy hair and wears a flowing gown. Surrounding them are small angels with wings, some in prayerful poses. The background shows detailed drapery and more angels above. The scene is depicted in monochrome, emphasizing the clothing folds and creating a sense of reverence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1275

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.071, no. 61, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1959; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 227, 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.

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. 227.

Watermarks

fragment of Gothic P with flower (Lehrs 24)

Wikidata ID

Q65508918

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