The Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

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This simple and intimate scene of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child is among Dürer’s most tender depictions of the subject. With affectionate devotion the Virgin cradles the infant in a warm embrace, providing protection and essential nourishment. The gentle play of hands at the center of the composition adds to the naturalism of the scene and captures the universal bond between a mother and her child. The dead tree and the goldfinch resting on the trellis behind them allude to Jesus’s inevitable Passion, making this private moment all the more meaningful.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
1503

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From LinkedCulture

In 1503, Albrecht Dürer pressed a burin into copper and captured something almost impossible in metal, a mother's genuine tenderness. The Virgin sits on a grassy mound, nursing the Christ Child, their small hands meeting at the center of the composition in a moment that feels completely natural. Behind them, a bare dead tree and a goldfinch perched on the trellis quietly signal the suffering ahead. That contrast between intimate warmth and inevitable loss is what makes this engraving one of Dürer's most quietly powerful works.

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Object ID
114734
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany, early 16th Century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
engraving
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
1503
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1503
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1503
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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