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The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Creator
Master of James IV of ScotlandFlemish Illuminator · 1465–1541
All works by this person →Named for a remarkable portrait of the monarch James IV of Scotland in a devotional manuscript, the Master of James IV of Scotland was one of the finest Flemish illuminators active in the years around 1500. Over a period of more than forty years, the artist contributed to some of the most lavish and important manuscripts of the era, in addition to directing an active workshop. The illuminator's mi
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- about 1510–1520
- Medium
- Tempera colors, gold, and ink
- Culture
- Flemish
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- ecb66ee9-2ef8-432d-b832-71630eacb5b6
From the Getty Museum record
The Virgin Mary, crowned as queen of heaven, sits below a canopy that bears the inscription in Latin, "Hail queen, merciful virgin." She holds a chubby-cheeked Christ child, who reaches back to grab her long, flowing hair. A group of elegantly dressed saints, at left, and a group of angels, at right, adore the child. The illuminator has placed the scene within an illusionistic frame that resembles the carved wooden frames of late medieval altarpieces. It harmonizes with the frame of the miniature showing the Tree of Jesse on the facing page. The text, the opening of a prayer service in honor of the Virgin, appears as if on a hinged panel in front of the scene.
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