Biddende Maria | |
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Artist | Quentin Massys |
Year | ca. 1500 [1] |
Medium | Oil on panel |
Dimensions | 40.9 cm × 30.6 cm (16.1 in × 12 in) |
Location | Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp |
The Biddende Maria (Mary in Prayer or Virgin at prayer) is an oil-on-panel painting by the Flemish Renaissance artist Quentin Matsys. The painting was produced in the first decade of the 16th century, probably in 1500. [1] The painting is currently housed at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The panel is the interior of the left wing of a diptych [1] [2] with the painting on the other side being a Salvator Mundi. [3]
The painting depicts Mary at prayer. [1] Her head is covered with a gauze veil upon which rests a crown. The painting's delicate rendering and soft hues create a sweetness that is tempered by the figure's stately and austere bearing. [4]