Detail View: The AMICA Library: Virgin and Child in a Landscape
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.90.7
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Master of the Embroidered Foliage
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Belgian
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Creator Role:
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painter
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Creator Dates/Places:
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active 1480-1500
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Creator Active Date:
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1480-1500
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Master of the Embroidered Foliage
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Title:
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Virgin and Child in a Landscape
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 1500
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Creation Start Date:
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1480
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Creation End Date:
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1520
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on panel
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Classification Term:
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Oil On Panel
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Creation Place:
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Brussels
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Dimensions:
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H.41-1/4 x W.34-1/4 in. (panel)
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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90.7
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the Groves Foundation, by exchange
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Rights:
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Context:
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This unidentified artist is named for the delicately patterned leaves characteristic of his work. This painting is an altarpiece, a devotional image used in a Christian church, and many of the details are symbols that reinforce the sacred content. The walled garden refers to the garden in the Bible's Song of Songs and is associated with Mary. The flowering plants are specific references to Mary: the blue iris refers to the sorrows of the Virgin; the violets allude to her humility; and the strawberry plant symbolizes her righteousness. The peacock on the gate may signify paradise and the stags represent the human soul and piety. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.417c.tif
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