In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Hans Baldung Grien was a German painter and printmaker who studied under Albrecht Dürer before distinguishing himself as one of the great artists of the Northern Renaissance. Baldung's striking Madonna and Child would have served as an aid to private prayer. The picture presents the Virgin Mary as both human mother and Queen of Heaven. She radiates an otherworldly spirituality, conveyed by her meditative gaze and the cool blue light of her halo. Note the artist's virtuoso depictions of her transparent veil and the translucent angel. This Madonna and Child is a replica of one of Baldung's early works, identical except that the Madonna wears an elaborate crown.
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Simon Bening|Gerard David — Virgin and Child
Hans Memling (Netherlandish, 1494) — Virgin and Child
anonymous — Virgin and Child (Madonna Lactans)
Hans Memling — Virgin and Child
Jan Provost — Virgin and Child
Joos van Cleve — Virgin and Child
Master of the Mansi Magdalen — Virgin and Child
Netherlandish Painter — Virgin and Child in a Niche
Hans Traut — Virgin and Child
Hans Memling — Virgin and Child
Antonello da Messina — Madonna and Child
