Virgin and Child in an apse

Campin, Robert (ca. 1375/1379-1444) (after a work of)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
15th century
Height:
45.1 cm  (17 3/4 in.)
Width:
34.3 cm  (13 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
School:
Netherlandish

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 05.39.2]

Description

In the center the Virgin is holding the Child Jesus surrounded by two angels: The angel on the right side is playing "cythara angelica" (harp with sixteen strings) plucking the strings with both hands; the angel on the left playing lute (seven or possibly eight strings).

People as subjects

St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)
Jesus Christ

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285] ('cythara angelica' type)
Lute [3394]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3626