Reference number
P02696
Author
Provost, Jan
Title
Virgin and Child
Chronology
Early Sixteenth Century
Technique
Óleo
Support
Tabla
Measures
18 cm x 15 cm
School
Flamenca
Theme
Religión
On display
No
Procedence
Legacy of Pablo Bosch y Barrau, 1916

Mary stands in the middle of an archway nursing her son. She is in front of a brocade tapestry, at the axis of the composition. A landscape is visible on both sides of the tapestry, with a city in the background to the right. They can be seen over a low wall that encloses the garden —hortus conclusus— where the Virgin stands.

Traditionally considered the work of a disciple of Jan van Eyck, this work is now attributed to Provost who, like other painters from Bruges, was inspired by earlier models, including Robert Campin's Virgin of the Apse and Jan van Eyck's Virgin of the Fountain at the Antwerp Museum.

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