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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
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 Virgin with the Swaddled Child 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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Albrecht Dürer — Virgin and Child Crowned by an Angel
Albrecht Dürer — Virgin and Child Crowned by an Angel
Albrecht Dürer — The Virgin with the Swaddled Child
Albrecht Dürer — The Virgin with the Swaddled Child
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) — The Virgin on the
Albrecht Dürer — Holy Family with a Dragonfly
Albrecht Dürer — The Virgin with the Swaddled Child
Hans Burgkmair — The Virgin with a Book in an Arbor
Albrecht Dürer — The Virgin Nursing the Child
de Lumague|Albrecht Dürer — Virgin on a Crescent with a Star
Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531) — The Holy Family with St
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538) — The Virgin in a 
![Madonna and Child [obverse]](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/878db7e6-10ae-4cae-ba5d-6d6f5c413ae8/full/!500,500/0/default.jpg)
![Lot and His Daughters [reverse]](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/7565a449-f82a-414b-9bda-c93f55a51b4d/full/!500,500/0/default.jpg)
