Virgin and Child
Panel
ca. 1505-1510 (made)
ca. 1505-1510 (made)
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The last book of the New Testament is known as either 'Apocalypse' or 'The Book of Revelation'. Throughout the Middle Ages it was believed that the Apocalypse sets out Saint John the Evangelist's vision of the end of the world and the establishment of Christ's kingdom on earth. St. John was considered to have written this book when he was in exile on the island of Patmos.
In Chapter 12 of the Apocalypse, John wrote that he saw a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet and she was with child. Since the 13th century, theologians considered this to be a reference to the Virgin Mary and the Second Coming of Christ.
This imagery was very popular in the late Middle Ages.
Quatrefoils (four-lobed panels) such as this one were a decorative alternative to roundels or square panels. They were quite popular in Nuremberg at the time this panel was made.
In Chapter 12 of the Apocalypse, John wrote that he saw a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet and she was with child. Since the 13th century, theologians considered this to be a reference to the Virgin Mary and the Second Coming of Christ.
This imagery was very popular in the late Middle Ages.
Quatrefoils (four-lobed panels) such as this one were a decorative alternative to roundels or square panels. They were quite popular in Nuremberg at the time this panel was made.
Object details
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| Title | Virgin and Child (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted and stained glass |
| Brief description | Panel of clear, coloured and flashed glass with painted details and yellow (silver) stain. Depicting the Virgin and Child. German (Nuremberg), workshop of Veit Hirschvogel the Elder, c.1505-10. |
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| Gallery label | THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
The Virgin is shown as the Woman of the Apocalypse, wearing 'the sun for her mantle, with the moon under her feet' (Apocalypse of St John, 12:1-2). Such quatrefoils, a decorative alternative to roundels or square panels, enjoyed some popularity in Nuremberg in the early 16th century. A related drawing in Basel has been attributed to Albrecht Dürer or one of his followers, Hans Süss von Kulmbach.
Germany (Nuremberg), about 1505-10; possibly by Veit Hirsvogel the Elder
Museum no. C.353-1937((PW) 2003) |
| Object history | Previously in the collection of F. E. Sidney, Hampstead. Bought from the F.E. Sidney sale, Christie's, December 9, 1937, part of lot 54 The Kupferstichkabinett of the Kunstmuseum, Basel, has a drawing from the workshop of Veit Hirschvogel (Inv.1962.105) from which this panel was likely to have been made. |
| Historical context | The last book of the New Testament is known as either 'Apocalypse' or 'The Book of Revelation'. Throughout the Middle Ages it was believed that the Apocalypse sets out Saint John the Evangelist's vision of the end of the world and the establishment of Christ's kingdom on earth. St. John was considered to have written this book when he was in exile on the island of Patmos. In Chapter 12 of the Apocalypse, John wrote that he saw a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet and she was with child. Since the 13th century, theologians of the medieval period considered this to be a reference to the Virgin Mary and the Second Coming of Christ. This imagery was very popular in the late Middle Ages. Quatrefoils, four-lobed panels, such as this one were a decorative alternative to roundels or square panels. They were quite popular in Nuremberg in the early 16th century. |
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| Summary | The last book of the New Testament is known as either 'Apocalypse' or 'The Book of Revelation'. Throughout the Middle Ages it was believed that the Apocalypse sets out Saint John the Evangelist's vision of the end of the world and the establishment of Christ's kingdom on earth. St. John was considered to have written this book when he was in exile on the island of Patmos. In Chapter 12 of the Apocalypse, John wrote that he saw a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet and she was with child. Since the 13th century, theologians considered this to be a reference to the Virgin Mary and the Second Coming of Christ. This imagery was very popular in the late Middle Ages. Quatrefoils (four-lobed panels) such as this one were a decorative alternative to roundels or square panels. They were quite popular in Nuremberg at the time this panel was made. |
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| Accession number | C.353-1937 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2000 |
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