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Source Description
The unprecedented realism and sense of solidity conveyed by Robert Campin's figures made the painter (ca. 1375-1444) one of the greatest 15th-century Netherlandish artists. His powerful, full-length depiction of the nursing Madonna and Child (now in Frankfurt, Germany) seems to have been the prototype for small, circular versions, such as this, used for private devotion.The period's emphasis on the human qualities of Christ and on Mary's role as his mother found expression in the new realistic style. The circular format is based on the shape of 15th-century mirrors- here reflecting the ideal of Christian love expressed in the humility and care of a nursing mother.The frame and painted panel are both carved from the same piece of wood.
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Document identity
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2906
label
Madonna and Child
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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2906
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drawing
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normalized
title
Madonna and Child
description
The unprecedented realism and sense of solidity conveyed by Robert Campin's figures made the painter (ca. 1375-1444) one of the greatest 15th-century Netherlandish artists. His powerful, full-length depiction of the nursing Madonna and Child (now in Frankfurt, Germany) seems to have been the prototype for small, circular versions, such as this, used for private devotion.The period's emphasis on the human qualities of Christ and on Mary's role as his mother found expression in the new realistic style. The circular format is based on the shape of 15th-century mirrors- here reflecting the ideal of Christian love expressed in the humility and care of a nursing mother.The frame and painted panel are both carved from the same piece of wood.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1915, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1430-1450 (Late Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
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cm
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3.3
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27.1
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 x 10 11/16 in. (3.3 x 27.1 cm)
style
Gothic
Source extras
cul
Burgundian
med
oil on wood
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10728
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MED
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2674
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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