The Virgin and Child with Four Holy Virgins

Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Meester van de Virgo inter Virgines, Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Meester van de Virgo inter Virgines, c. 1495 - c. 1500

This painting is an ode to chastity. The Virgin sits in an enclosed garden, a symbol of virginity, surrounded by four other virgins (‘virgo inter virgines’). From attributes on their necklaces, they are identifiable as Saint Catherine with a wheel and sword, Saint Cecilia with an organ, Saint Barbara with a tower and Saint Ursula with a heart and arrow.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-501
Dimensionssupport: height 123.1 cm x width 101.1 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Discover more

more by Meester van de Virgo inter Virgines

Christus voor Kajafas

Meester van de Virgo inter Virgines, 1480 - 1500

Christus voor Kajafas

Meester van de Virgo inter Virgines, 1480 - 1500

De geseling van Christus

Meester van de Virgo inter Virgines, 1480 - 1500

The Virgin and Child with Four Holy Virgins

Identification

Title(s)
The Virgin and Child with Four Holy Virgins
Object type
Object number
SK-A-501
Description
Maria met het Christuskind en de heiligen Catharina, Cecilia, Barbara en Ursula, zittend in een omheind hof (van een klooster?). Buiten het hof links twee mannen, waarschijnlijk Johannes en Jacobus. Rechts twee vrouwen, waarschijnlijk de heiligen Maria Magdalena en Margaretha.
Part of catalogue

Creation

Creation
- painter: Meester van de Virgo inter Virgines, Northern Netherlands
- painter: Master of the Virgo inter Virgines, Northern Netherlands
Dating
c. 1495 - c. 1500
Search further with

Material and technique

Physical description
oil on panel
Material
Dimensions
support: height 123.1 cm x width 101.1 cm

This work is about

Subject

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1801
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
? Norbertine Koningsveld Convent, Delft (demolished 1572);{Van Luttervelt 1952, pp. 59-62.} …; ? estate inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 1731, the cabinet, no. 20 (‘Een schilderije met verscheyde figuuren, dat men meent te zijn ’t huuwlijk van St. Cathrina’);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer II, 1974, p. 400, no. 342.} ? estate inventory, Frisian Stadholder’s Court, Leeuwarden, 1764 (same text as in the 1731 inventory);{Drossaers/Lunsingh Scheurleer III, 1976, p. 44, no. 330.} ...; first recorded in the museum in 1801 (‘Eenige heilige maagden spelende met het kind Jezus, door een ouden Meester’);{Coll. cat. 1801, p. 50, no. 106.} on loan to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 2004-10