Maria met kind en H. Barbara en H. Catharina
Jan Gossart
na 1511 - 1516
Medium
paper
Dimensions
425; 310
About this artwork
zwart krijt op lichtgrijs papier
Art Historical Context
Behold this exquisite drawing by Jan Gossart, a pioneering Flemish artist of the Northern Renaissance (c 1478–1532), titled *Maria met kind en H. Barbara en H. Catharina* (Mary with Child and Saints Barbara and Catherine). Created between 1511 and 1516 on light gray paper measuring 425 × 310 mm, it captures a tender devotional scene: the Virgin Mary cradling the Christ Child, accompanied by the scholarly St. Catherine and the tower-guarded St. Barbara. Such compositions were popular in early 16th-century Northern Europe, blending piety with humanism during the Renaissance's spread from Italy. ...