Virgin and Child with an Apple
c. 1475
Martin Schongauer
Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491)
Prints
Virgin and Child with an Apple, c. 1475. Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King 1924.224 This engraving shows the Virgin and Child on a little mound of earth, resembling a sculpture on a pedestal. The apple held by the infant alludes to the Virgin's status in Catholic theology as the "New Eve," who, by birthing the son of God participated in the possibility of the redemption of humankind from the stain of Eve's original sin. This print, alongside the one of Saint Martin (1924.509) and Saint John the Baptist (1924.510), belong to a series of standing holy figures, never completed by Martin Schongauer, and characterized by isolation of the subject against a blank background. The apple held by the child alludes to Mary as the "New Eve."
- Maker/Artist
- Schongauer, Martin
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- engraving
- Medium
- engraving
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 1924.224
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ralph King
- Exhibitions
- Miscellaneous Prints and Drawings from the Museum Collections, Italian and German Prints of the 15th Century, 15th Century German and Netherlands Prints from the Museum Collection, Seasonal Prints from the Museum Collection, 15th Century German Engravings, Portrait of Madonna, Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints, Conserving the Past for the Future
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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