Virgin and Child (upper portion)
late 15th century
Medium
Engraving
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941
Accession Number
41.1.174
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving of the Virgin and Child, created by the late fifteenth-century artist known as Master IAM of Zw, captures a tender moment between mother and infant in a composition that likely formed the upper section of a larger devotional print. Working in the Northern Netherlands, the artist employed the relatively new medium of engraving to render fine details with remarkable precision, from the delicate folds of drapery to the gentle expressions that convey both intimacy and reverence. Engraving allowed religious images like this Madonna and Child to circulate widely among the faithful du...
About the Artist
Master IAM of Zwolle (Netherlandish) · 1465 –1495
Netherlandish, active ca. 1470–95