The Virgin and Child with Saints and Donor
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
1510
105.0 x 144.0 cm
National Gallery
The Virgin and Child are enthroned in a walled garden, a probable metaphor for her virginity. On the right Saint Barbara reads a book. Mary Magdalene, seated next to her holding on ointment jar, appears to be turning the pages. To the left Saint Catherine receives a ring from the infant Christ (she refused to marry an emperor on the grounds that she was already married to Christ). The everyday world represented beyond the wall was perhaps painted from contemporary Bruges.David
Gerard David (1450 – 1523)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Virgin and Child with Saints and Donor
- Artist: Gerard David
- Year: 1510
- Original dimensions: 105.0 x 144.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: National Gallery
- Color palette: Earthy
- Main color: Espresso
- Keywords: virgin mary, saints painting, symbolism
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