The Glorification of the Virgin

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The Glorification of the Virgin
Dutch: De verheerlijking van Maria
Geertgen tot Sint Jans - The Glorification of the Virgin - Google Art Project.jpg
Artist Geertgen tot Sint Jans
Year c. 1490–1495
Location Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Glorification of the Virgin (Dutch: De verheerlijking van Maria)[1][2] is a 15th-century painting attributed to Geertgen tot Sint Jans. The painting was made in circa 1490–1495 and was originally part of a diptych.[3] It shows the Virgin Mary who is holding Jesus and who is surrounded by three rings of angels. The work is in the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Glorification of the Virgin 1490-1495, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
  2. (Dutch) De verheerlijking van Maria 1490-1495, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
  3. Wolfgang Kermer: Studien zum Diptychon in der sakralen Malerei: von den Anfängen bis zur Mitte des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts: mit einem Katalog. Düsseldorf: Dr. Stehle, 1967 (Phil. Diss. Tubingen 1966), Kat.–Nr. 140 A, Abb. 180 A, 180 B.

External links

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