Biddende Maria
Biddende Maria | |
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Artist | Quentin Massys |
Year | ca. 1500[1] |
Medium | Oil on panel |
Dimensions | 40.9 cm × 30.6 cm (16.1 in × 12 in) |
Location | Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp |
The Biddende Maria (Mary in Prayer or Virgin at prayer) is an oil-on-panel painting by the Flemish Renaissance artist Quentin Matsys. The painting was produced in the first decade of the 16th century, probably in 1500.[1] The painting is currently housed at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The panel is the interior of the left wing of a diptych[1][2] with the painting on the other side being a Salvator Mundi.[3]
Painting
The painting depicts Mary at prayer.[1] Her head is covered with a gauze veil upon which rests a crown. The painting's delicate rendering and soft hues create a sweetness that is tempered by the figure's stately and austere bearing.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Virgin at prayer, ca. 1500". RKD. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ Jeltje Dijkstra; Paul P. W. M. Dirkse; Anneloes E. A. M. Smits (1982). De schilderijen van Museum Catharijneconvent. Waanders. pp. 161–163. ISBN 978-0-598-07700-4.
- ^ Aartsbisschoppelijk Mus. (1971). 16 sept. tot en met 14 nov. 1971, Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum, Utrecht. Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum. p. 6.
- ^ Max Rooses; Jan Baptist P. Michiels (1879). History of the Antwerp painting school. Cough. pp. 88–90.
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- Biddende Maria (c. 1500)
- Madonna and Child with Angels (c. 1509)
- Lamentation of Christ (1511)
- The Ugly Duchess (c. 1513)
- The Money Changer and His Wife (1514)
- Virgin and Child with Saints Barbara and Catherine (c. 1515–1525)
- Ill-Matched Lovers (c. 1520–1525)
- Madonna and Child Kissing (c. 1520–1525)
- Joiners' Guild Altarpiece (c. 1511)
- Ill-Matched Marriage (c. 1525–1530) (work by a follower)
- Quentin Metsys the Younger (grandson)
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