Spiegel Menslicher Behaltnis: The Virgin Mary Overcoming a Devil
1404
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1404
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This picture shows a woman in a red robe standing over a fallen figure with a snake-like tail. She holds a cross in one hand and a spear in the other, while a wreath and a few scattered objects lie on the ground. The background has a simple pillar and some greenish-blue water. The text around the image is in an old language, but it looks like a story about the woman defeating a devil. The colors are flat, and the shapes are stiff, which fits the style of the time. Look up Renaissance to see how this kind of art changed over time.
