The Madonna and Child Enthroned, with Saints Corbinian and Sigismund

1492

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image displays a seated woman holding a child on her lap. The woman has long, wavy hair and wears an ornate crown and flowing robe with intricate patterns. The child is seated naked on her lap. On the left of the woman stands a figure wearing a mitre and long robes holding a staff. On the right, another figure wearing a crown and robe holds an orb and a scepter. The background features a throne-like seating area and a checkered green and black floor with various objects nearby. Ornate patterns frame the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, red-orange, green, blue, and yellow on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.8 x 13.7 cm (8 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.3.1

  • Series Title

    from "Missale Frisingense" (Augsburg: Erhard Ratdolf), 1492

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1920

  • Albert Schramm, DER BILDERSCHMUCK DER FRUHDRUCKE: DIE DRUCKER IN AUGSBURG, vol.23 (Leipzig, 1920-1943), no.21 and fig.21 (p.8).

Wikidata ID

Q74875972