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Madonna Queen of Angels
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-6cf5b58b91f0
- Date
- 1518
- Medium
- Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 60063
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
In Albrecht Dürer’s richly symbolic and densely patterned woodcut, two angels hover above the Madonna and Child, preparing to crown their queen. Others celebrate the coronation by playing musical instruments. A seated cherub offers the Madonna potted lilies, a sign of her purity, while a standing angel presents grapes, a symbol of the Eucharist and Christ’s bloodshed. Like Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Eve from The Fall of Man (1962.113), Dürer’s Madonna takes center stage amongst the throng of angels and proffers her own fruit. This detail connects the Madonna, who brings eternal life through her son, Jesus, with Eve, who brings death into the world through original sin.
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