Artwork
Maria mit Kind
Maria mit Kind is an unspecified painting. It dates from 1500 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work is cataloged as a religious painting within the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it remains on display at the Alte Pinakothek.
The painting portrays the Virgin Mary tenderly holding the infant Christ, a standard iconographic representation of the sacred mother‑child relationship in early German Renaissance art. This composition emphasizes themes of divine maternity, protection, and the humanity of Christ within a religious context. The work is cataloged as a religious painting within the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it remains on display at the Alte Pinakothek.
The subject draws directly from established Marian iconography, symbolizing both earthly nurturance and spiritual intercession.
Technique & Style
Created around 1500 by an artist from Upper Italy, this religious painting depicts the Madonna and Child. The work measures 77.6 cm in height and 58.2 cm in width. It is currently held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and displayed at the Alte Pinakothek.
The available records classify the object simply as a painting without providing further specifics regarding the exact medium, support materials, or current physical condition.
History & Provenance
Maria mit Kind is a religious painting dated to 1500, with its inception recorded as the beginning of that year. The work depicts the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child and is classified as a Madonna and Child composition. It is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is housed at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.
The available records do not document a prior ownership chain, a specific commissioner, or a named creator beyond a designation of "Oberitalienisch" (Upper Italian), and no further creation history is attested in the sources.
The painting Maria mit Kind, created in 1500, is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections. It is currently located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The work depicts the Madonna and Child and is classified as religious art.
No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available records, nor is there any documented exhibition history cited for this piece.
Overview
The work titled Maria mit Kind presents a solitary figure of a woman cradling an infant. Both are set against a darkened backdrop, which isolates them and draws attention to their intimate interaction. The composition is framed by two arched openings that reveal a muted landscape of trees and hills beyond.
Context
The inclusion of arched windows that open onto a distant landscape is a compositional device common in Northern European religious paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries, where interior devotion is linked to an outer, natural world. The dark tonal palette and restrained color scheme align the work with the devotional imagery of the period.
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