Sujet

The Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench, about 1500. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench, about 1500. Additional Info: The folds of the Virgin's kerchief, her hair, the grassy bench, and the hem of her gown display beautiful penwork. Her round face with its small chin shows a youthful sweetness as she gazes at her baby, and the long curls of her hair echo the loose bend of the grasses on the left. At the same time, however, the unknown artist had not mastered anatomy. He shortened the Virgin's right forearm unconvincingly, while the knee on which she appears to bounce the Christ Child seems bulbous and awkward. A young or inexperienced draftsman probably produced this drawing. The eclecticism and cautious restraint of the technique indicate that the artist's style may not have been fully developed.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A78_316

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

93,1Mo (9,1Mo) / 43,4cm x 53,7cm / 5124 x 6348 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany portrait female women woman people child children religious sitting German arts country religion virgin art color Christianity Christ Jesus Jesus Christ location century drawing Virgin Mary concept seated manuscript MONOCHROME Colour life of Christ Madonna 16th century Madonna and child sixteenth century Virgin and Child artistic school Unknown Heritage Art Drawing pen and brown ink Nuremberg School strip at the top added later