Germany, Cologne / c. 1450
The Virgin Crowned by Angels
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs The Virgin Crowned by Angels as painting (Germany, Cologne · c. 1450).
Although they are barely visible, two angels are holding the crown above the figure of Mary.
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The museum identifies this painting as oil on wood and credits Stefan Lochner (German, 1400-c. 1452).
The museum's collection notes: Two angels, barely visible against a dark background, crown Mary as the Queen of Heaven. Her slight features are made more substantial by her elaborately draped, brilliant crimson mantle. Holding the Christ child, she stands on a floor scattered with red and white roses, symbols of her purity. Green palmettes enriched with costly gold thread decorate the velvet. Since silk velvet was not woven in the north, Italian velvets were frequently depicted in northern paintings during the 1400s. Lochner is thought to have come from Meersburg in southwest Germany, and is recorded as being in Cologne by 1442, where he was paid for decorations in connect
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