Detail of the Virgin and Child by the Master of Rabenden in the Cloisters, October 2010

Virgin and Child

Master of Rabenden
(German, active ca. 1500–1530)

Date: 1510–15

Geography: Made in the Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Culture: German

Medium: Limewood with traces of polychromy

Dimensions: Overall: 23 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 9 7/16in. (60 x 35 x 24cm)

Classification: Sculpture-Wood

Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1987

Accession Number: 1987.15

Description: This Virgin and Child was originally joined by a seated Saint Anne, the Virgin's mother, to form the Annaselbdritt, a group representing three generations of the Holy Family. The group probably came from a predella that thematically expanded the subject of the main altar above. In this case, the altar may have been dedicated to the Virgin. The sculpture may be associated with the early period of the Master of Rabenden, an important Bavarian carver.


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