Madonna and Child Enthroned Before a Rose Hedge

1475-1500 (Renaissance)

76.2 cm 153.7 cm 2.2 cm

Citation Source image

Sumptuously dressed and crowned as Queen of Heaven, the Madonna is seated on a throne before a hedge of roses, symbolic of her purity. She delicately wraps a veil around the Christ Child, who stands on her knee and offers the viewer a gesture of blessing. He also holds a small...

Drawing

id
id
18060
contentType
contentType
drawing
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1922 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
1
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.457_Fnt_BW_H74.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.457_Fnt_BW_H74.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.457_Fnt_BW_H74.jpg
imageCount 1
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.457