Madonna and Child with angels

Memling, Hans (born 1430-1440, died 1494)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
after 1479
Height:
59.0 cm  (23 1/4 in.)
Width:
48.0 cm  (18 7/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    Andrew W. Mellon Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1937.1.41]

Description

Angelic figure in architectural frame at left is holding a harp while other angel is holding a fiddle.

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Fiddle [3142]
Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

117