Heimsuchung Mariens
um 1435
Medium
Malerei auf Tannenholz
Dimensions
95,9 × 61,8 × 3,8 cm
Classification
Tafelbild (Flügelretabel)
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4898
About this artwork
Von Inv.-Nr. 4899 abgesägte Innenseite eines Altarflügels, zugehörig weiters Inv.-Nr. 4900
Art Historical Context
Created around 1435 by the anonymous Master of the Albrecht Altar, *Heimsuchung Mariens* (The Visitation) captures a tender biblical moment when Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth. This panel painting belongs to the Belvedere Collection in Vienna and once formed the inner side of a folding altar wing, part of a larger multi-panel retable. Its modest yet elegant scale—roughly 96 by 62 centimeters—reflects the intimate devotional purpose such works served in churches or private chapels of the late Middle Ages. Painted on fir wood, the work exemplifies the Northern European tradition of tempera on...