The Virgin with Hairband on a Crescent Moon

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Virgin with Hairband on a Crescent Moon

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

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Dürer made four engravings of the Virgin and Child standing on a crescent moon. These devotional images link the Madonna with the pregnant woman of the apocalypse from chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation. The verse says that "a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars . . . " appeared in heaven, delivering a son to conquer Satan—a prefiguration of Christ. In direct contrast with the crowned Virgin (1934.334), whose double aureole shines extravagantly around her figure, Dürer conceived the Madonna (1958.116) with simplicity and humility. In each he presents the dual roles of the Virgin as the Queen of Heaven and as the humble mother of Jesus.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

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

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creation_date
1508

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In 1508, Albrecht Dürer engraved this image of the Virgin standing on a crescent moon, her head gently inclined toward the Christ Child she cradles in both arms. Fine cross-hatched lines build the full-body aureole of radiating light around her, while her robes fall in precisely observed folds. One of four engravings Dürer made on this subject, it fuses the humble mother with the apocalyptic Woman of Revelation 12, balancing theological weight with quiet, human tenderness.

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A religious figure holding a child, surrounded by radiating lines.

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Object ID
135072
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, late 15th-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
Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
1508
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1508
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1508
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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