Christ Blessing the Virgin
<p>This tender interaction between Christ and his mother takes place in a heavenly arbor after the Resurrection. Mary and a trio of angels bow their heads and elegantly pray in response to Christ’s blessing gesture. Although he has assumed the crown of heaven and holds the orb of the earth, Christ’s bare feet peep out from under his robes, hinting at his continuing humility.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1471
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 16 × 15.3 cm (6 5/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 16.4 × 15.5 cm (6 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Martin Schongauer
Artist
Painting
Martin Schongauer, also known as Martin Schön or Hübsch Martin by his contemporaries, was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younger artist who collected his work. Schongauer is the first German painter to be a significant engraver, although he seems to have had the family background and training in goldsmithing which was usual for early engravers.
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- Martin Schongauer
- Year
- 1471
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 16 × 15.3 cm (6 5/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 16.4 × 15.5 cm (6 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1471-037377
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified