Mary, Queen of Heaven
Master of the Saint Lucy Legend (fl. ca. 1475-1505)
- National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
Samule H. Kress Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1952.2.13]
Item location
Description
Four angels, singing from legible music (Walter Frye's Ave Regina). Eight angels around the Virgin are playing instruments. On the left from the bottom: positive organ, folded trumpet (holding the instrument, only partially visible), Gothic harp, tenor or alto shawm. On the right from the bottom: lute (nine strings), shawm, fiddle (five strings), shawm. The upper group including God the Father and Christ the son is surrounded by angel musicians: On the left are two groups of angels singing from music (6+5). On the right is a group of six angels, playing three recorders, lute, dulcimer, and Gothic harp.People as subjects
St. Mary (Blessed Virgin)Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Positive organ [2268] (Left side of painting)Trumpet [4446] (Left side of painting, only partially visible)
Harp [3285] (Left side of painting)
Shawm [4258] (Left side of painting, tenor or alto shawm)
Lute [3394] (Right side of painting, lute (nine strings))
Shawm [4258] (Right side of painting)
Fiddle [3142] (Right side of painting, fiddle (five strings))
Shawm [4258] (Right side of painting)
Recorder [4039] (Upper painting, on the right)
Recorder [4039] (Upper painting, on the right)
Recorder [4039] (Upper painting, on the right)
Lute [3394] (Upper painting, on the right)
Dulcimer [3644] (Upper painting, on the right)
Harp [3285] (Upper painting, on the right)
Musical works
Frye, Walter -- Ave Reginalegible music notationRIdIM images
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Image URLs
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