Madonna in de Gloria (met oude Polychromie)
1490 - 1510
Medium
hand coloring
Dimensions
78; 108; 134; 96
About this artwork
height 108 mm x width 78 mm
Art Historical Context
**Madonna in de Gloria (met oude Polychromie This delicate anonymous artwork, dating from 1490–1510, captures the Virgin Mary exalted in glory—a popular devotional motif in late medieval Northern Europe, particularly in the Low Countries the Dutch title originates. Measuring approximately 134 mm high by 96 mm wide ( the visible image slightly smaller at 108 mm 78 mm), it exemplifies intimate, portable piety objects that worshippers could carry for personal prayer during the Renaissance transition. Hand-colored with "oude polychromie" (old polychromy), the piece likely enhances an underlying...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...