Master of the Female Half-Lengths
South Netherlandish, active 1st half of 16th century
The Virgin and Child with an Angel
1525–50
The infant Jesus balances on his mother’s lap, his attention turned toward a visiting angel bringing fruit. The angel points to items on the table that symbolize Jesus’s future sacrifice, giving this charming scene somber undertones. The painting has been attributed to an anonymous master associated with paintings of fashionably dressed women, shown half-length, representing the Virgin or Mary Magdalene.
| Medium | oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 23 3/4 x 20 5/16 in. (60.3 x 51.6 cm) |
| Object Number | 1968.302 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Executors of Governor Lehman's Estate and the Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation, 1968 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Master of the Female Half-Lengths, The Virgin and Child with an Angel, 1525–50, oil on panel. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Executors of Governor Lehmans Estate and the Edith and Herbert Lehman Foundation, 1968.302
Select Bibliography
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Murphy, Alexandra R., et al. Paintings from the Collection of Governor and Mrs. Herbert H. Lehman. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1985.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1984.
Kern, Steven, ed. List of Paintings in the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1992.
Friedländer, Max J. Die altniederländische malerei. Fourteen volumes. Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff, 1934–37.
