Virgin and Child

Master of Rabenden

1510–15 · Limewood with traces of polychromy · The Cloisters

This Virgin and Child originally was joined by a seated Saint Anne, the Virgin’s mother, to form the Holy Kinship, a group representing three generations of the Holy Family. The scale of the group suggests that it comes from the lower section, or predella, of an altarpiece. Predella sculpture thematically expanded the subject of the main altar above it, which, in this case, may have been dedicated to the Virgin.

Artist

Master of Rabenden

Date

1510–15

Medium

Limewood with traces of polychromy

Culture

German

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1987