Collection

Madonna Nursing the Christ Child

Master of Magdalen Legend

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

The Master of the Magdalene Legend, whose identity remains unknown, has been recognized through his pleasing images of the Madonna and Child and his portraits. The small scale of this work, the delicate visage of the Madonna, and the tender interaction between mother and child were appealing characteristics in private devotional works.

Caption

Master of Magdalen Legend (Flemish, active in Brussels, late 15th–16th century). Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, late 15th century. Tempera on oak panel, 9 3/16 × 7 3/16 × 1/4 in. (23.3 × 18.3 × 0.6 cm) frame: 13 × 11 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (33 × 29.8 × 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 34.493. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Madonna Nursing the Christ Child

Date

late 15th century

Geography

Place made: Europe

Medium

Tempera on oak panel

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

9 3/16 × 7 3/16 × 1/4 in. (23.3 × 18.3 × 0.6 cm) frame: 13 × 11 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (33 × 29.8 × 5.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam

Accession Number

34.493

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Artists and makers

Master of Magdalen Legend

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