Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus

Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus
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 painting by an unknown artist referred to as the “Master of 1456”.[1]:309, 312[2] It is held by the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.

Hortus Conclusus is Latin for “enclosed garden”, a motif of biblical origin where the Virgin Mary herself is represented as a garden.[1]:303

References

  1. 1 2 Larson, Victoria (2013). "A Rose Blooms in the Winter: The Tradition of the Hortus Conclusus and its Significance as a Devotional Emblem". Dialog (Wiley–Blackwell) 52 (4): 303–312. doi:10.1111/dial.12066. ISSN 0012-2033. OCLC 5497226523. (subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus by Unknown Master, German. Web Gallery of Art. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.


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