File:The Large Virgin of Einsiedeln.jpg
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Master E. S.: English: The Large Virgin of Einsiedeln ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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artist QS:P170,Q70783 |
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Title |
English: The Large Virgin of Einsiedeln |
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Date |
1466 date QS:P571,+1466-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Engraving, handcolored | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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height: 206 mm (8.11 in); width: 123 mm (4.84 in) dimensions QS:P2048,206U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,123U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q165631 |
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Source/Photographer |
Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork reference_wga QS:P973,"http://www.wga.hu/html/m/master/es/1virgin.html" |
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current | 03:49, 12 December 2005 | 566 × 880 (166 KB) | Cherubino (talk | contribs) | {{Information| |Description = The Large Virgin of Einsiedeln, Engraving, handcolored, 206 x 123 mm |Source = http://www.wga.hu/ Web gallery of art; Staatliche Museen, Berlin |Date = c. 1466 |Author = Meister E. S. |Permission = pd art |other_versions |
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(active 1450-1467 Upper Rhine) The Large Virgin of Einsiedeln 1466 Engraving, handcolored, 206 x 123 mm Staatliche Museen, Berlin In the spring of 1465, the famous Benedictine church of the Virgin Mary in the Swiss town of Einsiedeln burned to the ground. It had hordes of pilgrims, because it offered many attractions for the pious tourist, among them a statue of the Virgin that could work miracles. After the church burned down, the Benedictines launched a campaign to finance immediate rebuilding. In 1466 the new church was handed over to the monks during and festivities were held. The feast lead to a commission for perhaps the most beautiful devotional print of the 15th century. It was executed by Master E.S., the most important graphic artist of the period. Master E.S. did not depict the legend but devised a composition, in which the narrative is subordinated to the devotional element. The Virgin bears not the slightest resemblance to the miracle-working Black Virgin of Einsiedeln, nor did Master E.S. even base the setting on a real building. In fact, he probably never even visited the town. The Virgin is enthroned on the altar, flanked by St Benedict on the left and an angel on the right. Both are carrying candlesticks with lighted candles as a mark of honor. Standing and kneeling around the altar are pilgrims, recognizable by their headgear and staffs. On the balcony, behind a balustrade and beneath a triumphal canopy, is Heaven in all its panoply and glory. Not only is Christ present, but the full Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and there are hosts of angels.
Author: MASTER E.S. Title: The Large Virgin of Einsiedeln Time-line: 1451-1500 School: German Form: graphics Type: religious |
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