Coronation of the Virgin
ca. 1455–60
Medium
Tempera and gold leaf on parchment
Dimensions
5 x 3 5/8 in. (12.7 x 9.2cm) Miniature: 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. (6.7 x 4.5cm)
Classification
Manuscripts and Illuminations
Culture
France, probably Paris
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2480
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled within the opulent Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this exquisite miniature illumination, *Coronation of the Virgin hails from France—likely Paris—around 1455–60. Depicting the heavenly moment when Christ crowns the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven, surrounded by adoring angels, it captures a beloved theme in late medieval Christian devotion. Created during the waning years of the Gothic era, just before the full bloom of the Renaissance, such works were prized treasures in Books of Hours, personal prayer books for the elite, blending spirituality with artistic...