COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.14.40.633
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Dürer, Albrecht
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
German, 1471-1528
Creator Name-CRT:
Albrecht Dürer
Title:
Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
probably 1519
Creation Start Date:
1519
Creation End Date:
1519
Materials and Techniques:
Oil on wood
Dimensions:
23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (60 x 49.8 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
14.40.633
Credit Line:
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Context:
This picture, by the greatest German Renaissance artist, was intended for private devotion. It shows Saint Anne (who was particularly venerated in Germany) with her daughter, the Virgin Mary, and the Christ Child. Although the monogram and date are later additions, the picture was probably painted in 1519. That year, Dürer became an ardent follower of Martin Luther. The motif of the Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child was probably inspired by the Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini, whose art Dürer admired during his two trips to Italy.
The painting was acquired in 1630 by Maximilian I, elector of Bavaria, and remained in the royal collection at Schlessheim until it was sold in 1852.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ep14.40.633.R.tif
