Madonna Queen of Angels

Prints and Drawings

1518

Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528

In Albrecht Dürer’s richly symbolic and densely patterned woodcut, two angels hover above the Madonna and Child, preparing to crown their queen. Others celebrate the coronation by playing musical instruments. A seated cherub offers the Madonna potted lilies, a sign of her purity, while a standing angel presents grapes, a symbol of the Eucharist and Christ’s bloodshed. Like Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Eve from The Fall of Man (1962.113), Dürer’s Madonna takes center stage amongst the throng of angels and proffers her own fruit. This detail connects the Madonna, who brings eternal life through her son, Jesus, with Eve, who brings death into the world through original sin.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Title: Madonna Queen of Angels
Place: Germany (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1518
Medium: Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 30.4 × 21.3 cm (12 × 8 7/16 in.); Sheet: 30.7 × 21.7 cm (12 1/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
Reference Number: 1947.159
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Meder 211 I a/b

Bartsch 101

Strauss 189

Schoch, Mende, & Scherbaum 248

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