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This is a drawing illustrating a woman lying on a bed with a baby. An elderly figure is leaning over the infant, and another figure stands near the bed with their hands raised. A divine figure appears amidst the clouds above the scene. The artwork is highly detailed with intricate lines, typical of 16th-century Northern European religious art.
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This is a drawing illustrating a woman lying on a bed with a baby. An elderly figure is leaning over the infant, and another figure stands near the bed with their hands raised. A divine figure appears amidst the clouds above the scene. The artwork is highly detailed with intricate lines, typical of 16th-century Northern European religious art.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ainer frawen von Stainerkirchen ...

Master of the Miracles of Mariazell

Date
c. 1503
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 26.2 × 17.8 cm (10 5/16 × 7 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1964.8.1245
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Miracles of Mariazell

Subjects and terms

  • Mother and Child
  • Woman
  • Danube
  • Baby
  • Bed
  • Figures
Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vienna; (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1959; gift to NGA, 1964.

Inscription

Lettered LC: Ainer frawen von Stainen kirchen yn der gepurdt mislang/ das sy und das kindt khain trost des lebens hetten. So pald sy yr man gen Zell verheiss/ wardt mütter und khindt von stundt gesundt.

NGA object ID 48397. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.