Madonna in Glory Crowned by Angels (Schr. 1111c)
15th century
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 5 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (14.2 x 5.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Thomas Ollive Mabbott, in memory of his mother, Kate Ollive Mabbott, 1948
Accession Number
48.179
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate 15th-century woodcut, titled *Madonna in Glory Crowned by Angels*, captures the Virgin Mary enthroned with the Christ Child, surrounded by adoring angels. Created by an anonymous German artist, the small print—me just over five inches tall—belongs to a rich tradition of devotional imagery produced in the late Middle Ages. Its catalog reference (Schr. 1111c) places it among early European single-sheet prints designed for personal prayer and contemplation. Woodcuts like this one played a vital role in 15th-century religious life. Carved from a wooden block, inked, and pressed onto...