Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus | |
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Artist | Unknown (The Master of 1456) |
Year | 1450s |
Dimensions | 95 cm × 62 cm (37 in × 24 in) |
Location | Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
The Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus is a 1450s [1] painting by an unknown artist referred to as the “Master of 1456”. [2]: 309, 312 [3] It is held by the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. [1]
Hortus Conclusus is Latin for “enclosed garden”, a motif of biblical origin where the Virgin Mary herself is represented as a garden. [2]: 303
Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus | |
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Artist | Unknown (The Master of 1456) |
Year | 1450s |
Dimensions | 95 cm × 62 cm (37 in × 24 in) |
Location | Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
The Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus is a 1450s [1] painting by an unknown artist referred to as the “Master of 1456”. [2]: 309, 312 [3] It is held by the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin. [1]
Hortus Conclusus is Latin for “enclosed garden”, a motif of biblical origin where the Virgin Mary herself is represented as a garden. [2]: 303