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Source Description
The boundary between heaven and earth is obscured in this engraving as an angel descends to crown the Virgin with a simple diadem. Although she is plainly dressed and sits on a simple wooden bench, Dürer portrays Mary as the Queen of Heaven. Her direct gaze communicates her role as an intermediary with God for the sake of humankind. Like his <em>Virgin with the Swaddled Child</em> of the same year, Dürer employed a halo emitting dense striations of light to emphasize the Virgin’s holiness. He considered the two part of a set of three engravings and gave several away during his journey to the Netherlands from 1520 to 1521.
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Document identity
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147482
label
Virgin Crowned by an Angel
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obj
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print
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1
Source metadata
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147482
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print
title
Virgin Crowned by an Angel
description
The boundary between heaven and earth is obscured in this engraving as an angel descends to crown the Virgin with a simple diadem. Although she is plainly dressed and sits on a simple wooden bench, Dürer portrays Mary as the Queen of Heaven. Her direct gaze communicates her role as an intermediary with God for the sake of humankind. Like his <em>Virgin with the Swaddled Child</em> of the same year, Dürer employed a halo emitting dense striations of light to emphasize the Virgin’s holiness. He considered the two part of a set of three engravings and gave several away during his journey to the Netherlands from 1520 to 1521.
date
1520
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q18338480
creators
11617
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Print
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1
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import
cul
Germany
accession
1973.215
Source extras
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engraving
tombstone
Virgin Crowned by an Angel, 1520. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1973.215
collection
PR - Engraving
stateOfTheWork
I/II
citations
citation
“The Year in Review for 1973.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 61, no. 2 (February 1974): 31–78.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 39; Mentioned: p. 75, no. 70
catalogueRaisonne
Meder 41
creditline
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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2026-05-29 07:33:42.472000
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147482
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Prints
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PR - Engraving
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engraving
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male
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1
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photo
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