The Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate
around 1510/12, Artist: Hans Holbein d. Ä.
The Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate
In this picture of the Virgin as well, the figural motif, the posture of the child and the way in which Mary is handing him the pomegranate (a symbol of the Resurrection) is based on Netherlandish models and the works of Hans Memling in particular. The colouration and wealth of small brilliant objects, including jewellery, pearls and embroidery, were also influenced by early Netherlandish painting.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Dated
around 1510/12
Artist
Hans Holbein d. Ä. (um 1465 Augsburg - 1524 Isenheim) - GND
Material
Limewood
Dimensions
42,3 cm × 27,1 cm
Framed: 55,9 cm × 39,8 cm × 3,5 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 6503
Provenance
Stift St. Blasien, Black Forest (?); until 1926 in the monastery St. Paul im Lavanttal/Carinthia; acquired in 1926;
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