Mary with the Child
about 1525/27 | Jan Gossaert, gen. Mabuse
The Latin inscription in the arch of the stone niche quotes from the Old Testament Book of Genesis, in which God curses the serpent after the Fall of Man: “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed [...].” But the Christian interpretation includes a Humanist undertone: the Christ child represents the young Hercules who killed the snake. Hercules as a heathen prototype of Christ was a popular theme in the Renaissance.
The Latin inscription in the arch of the stone niche quotes from the Old Testament Book of Genesis, in which God curses the serpent after the Fall of Man: “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed [...].” But the Christian interpretation includes a Humanist undertone: the Christ child represents the young Hercules who killed the snake. Hercules as a heathen prototype of Christ was a popular theme in the Renaissance.
Artist:
Jan Gossaert, gen. Mabuse (1478 Maubeuge - 1532 Middelburg) DNB
Time:
about 1525/27
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
oben halbrund: Overall: 30,6 cm x 24,5 cm
Framed: 36,4 cm x 30,8 cm x 2,9 cm
Inscribed
Umschrift der Nische: GE. 3. MVLIERIS SEMEN IHS. SERPENTIS CAPVT CONTRIVIT
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 942
Provenance
1619 Imperial Coll. Vienna
Browse more
Similar items you might be interested in
Maria mit Kind J. Löwy, K. und K. Hof-Photograph, Kunst- und Verlagsanstalt (Wien) 1888 bis 1891
Ferdinand II. (1474-1516), ab 1479 König von Aragon, 1474-1504, ab 1506 als Ferdinand V. König von um 1490
Bauern vor einem Wirtshaus J. Löwy, K. und K. Hof-Photograph, Kunst- und Verlagsanstalt (Wien) 1888 bis 1891
Der fröhliche Trinker J. Löwy, K. und K. Hof-Photograph, Kunst- und Verlagsanstalt (Wien) 1888 bis 1910
Bauernpaar vor einem Haus J. Löwy, K. und K. Hof-Photograph, Kunst- und Verlagsanstalt (Wien) 1888 bis 1910
Stele of Hi Saqqara (vermutlich) early 19th Dynasty, reign of Sety I, ca. 1314-1304 BC
Fragment of relief with a butchering scene Abusir (vermutlich) 5th Dynasty, ca. 2400 BC
Rudolf II. (1576-1612), Kaiser, römischer König ab 1575, König von Ungarn ab 1572, von Böhmen se frühes 17. Jahrhundert
Negauer Helm mit Inschriften Prähistorisch, La Tène-Zeit 2. Hälfte 5. - Anfang 4. Jh. v. Chr.
Colossal head from a royal statue Alexandria (vermutlich) reigns of Ptolemy I–III, 305–222 BC
Colossal head from a royal statue Alexandria (vermutlich) reigns of Ptolemy I–III, 305–222 BC