Artwork
Virgin and Child Enthroned
Virgin and Child Enthroned is an oil painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Master of Frankfurt. It is held in the collection of the Walters Art Museum.
About this work
Overview
Virgin and Child Enthroned is a 1517 oil painting by the Master of Frankfurt, held at the Walters Art Museum.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child, surrounded by two angels holding candelabra. Mary wears a red robe over a blue dress and has a halo, while the Christ Child is naked and holds a rosary.
Technique & Style
The work is characterized by its rich detail and color, featuring a detailed cityscape in the background with buildings and a blue sky. The figures are rendered with attention to texture and drapery, as seen in Mary's robe.
Artist & collection
Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child
Festival of the Archers
Saint Catherine
Portrait of Dirck van Heemskerck van Beest & sons with John the Baptist, Madonna and Child with St Anne, and Gertruid van Diemen & daughter with Mary Magdalene
Beweinungsaltar: Hl. Katharina mit Stifterin
Beweinungsaltar: Hl. Hugo von Lincoln mit Stifter
Beweinungsaltar: Beweinung Christi
The Painter and his Wife
