The Coronation of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 3/16 in. (26.6 × 18.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.51.2
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Art Historical Context
In the intricate engraving *The Coronation of the, from The Life of the Virgin*, Israhel van Meckenem a timeless moment of divine glory. Created by the German artist around the late 15th century, print depicts the Virgin Mary being crowned Queen of Heaven by, surrounded by adoring angels—a popular motif in late medieval Christian devotion. As part of a larger series narrating Mary's life, it reflects the era's deep piety and the Northern Renaissance's emphasis on detailed, narrative religious imagery. Van Meckenem, a master engraver active in the Rhineland, excelled in the technique of copper...
About the Artist
Israhel van Meckenem · 1435–1503
Israhel van Meckenem (c. 1445–1503), also known as Israhel van Meckenem the Younger, was a pioneering German engraver and goldsmith based in Bocholt, near the Dutch border, renowned as the most prolific printmaker of the fifteenth century. Born into a family possibly of Dutch origin, he was the son of Israhel van Meckenem the Elder, a goldsmith who settled in Bocholt in 1457. He trained initially ...