When was "Virgin and Child" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1480–90.

What medium is "Virgin and Child"?

Virgin and Child is Oil on wood.

Is "Virgin and Child" in the public domain?

Yes, Virgin and Child is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Virgin and Child

Q: Who created "Virgin and Child"?

Virgin and Child was created by Follower of Rogier van der Weyden (Master of the Saint Ursula Legend Group, Netherlandish, active late 15th century) in ca. 1480–90.

Follower of Rogier van der Weyden (Master of the Saint Ursula Legend Group, Netherlandish, active late 15th century)

ca. 1480–90

Medium

Oil on wood

Dimensions

Arched top, 22 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (56.2 x 34.3 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Accession Number

17.190.16

Tags

NursingMadonna and Child

Art Historical Context

This tender depiction of the *Virgin and Child*, created around 1480–90 by a follower of the renowned Netherlandish master Rogier van der Wey—identified with the Master of the Saint Legend Group—exemplifies the devotional art of the Northern Renaissance. Produced in the late 15th century in the Netherlands, such intimate panels were often commissioned for private prayer, evoking deep spiritual contemplation. The arched top suggests it once graced a small altarpiece or diptych, fitting neatly into a domestic chapel. Painted in oil on wood, a revolutionary medium pioneered by Early Netherlandis...

Virgin and Child

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