Detail of the Crowning of the Virgin
1922, restrike of 15th century original
Medium
Woodcut; Dershau restrike, 1922
Dimensions
sheet: 17 13/16 x 11 5/16 in. (45.2 x 28.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.112.1(37)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department, where this captivating *Detail of the Crowning of the Virgin* invites you into a sacred moment from 15th-century devotion. This woodcut, created by an anonymous artist, depicts a fragment of the iconic Coronation of the Virgin—a popular Christian theme where Jesus crowns Mary as Queen of Heaven. with symbolic details like musical instruments played by heavenly attendants, a playful Cupid-like figure (likely a cherub), a prominent cross, and the central figure of Jesus, it evokes celestial celebration and divine hierarchy. Wood...