The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity
1400
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1400
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity is a 1400 unspecified by Master of Rubielos de Mora, a Byzantine icon painting work, depicting Valencia, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows the Virgin Mary kneeling to accept a crown from God and Christ, surrounded by angels and the dove of the Holy Ghost. This scene is interesting because it depicts a key moment in the life of the Virgin, with Mary taking on the role of the personification of the Church. The details in the painting are intricate, with music-making angels and a dove touching its wings to the mouths of God and Christ. To learn more about similar artworks, check out the collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Coronation of the Virgin celebrates the culminating scene in the narrative cycle of the life of the Virgin. The subject follows Mary’s ascent into heaven after her death. Surrounded by a choir of music-making angels, the Virgin kneels to accept her crown from God and Christ. Completing the Trinity is the dove of the Holy Ghost touching its wings to their mouths. In this event, Mary takes on the role of the personification of the Church itself in her depiction as Regina Coeli or Queen of Heaven. The painter takes his name from an altarpiece in the church at Rubielos-de-Mora, Spain, though…
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Master of Rubielos de Mora was a Spanish artist.
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