Virgin and Child in an Apse

Artistfollower of Robert Campin (Flemish, 1375 - 1444)

Dateca. 1530

MediumOil and tempera on wood

DimensionsImage: 18 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (46 x 35.2 cm)
Frame: 22 1/4 x 17 7/8 in. (56.5 x 45.4 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936

Object numberSN196

This panel is one of the finest surviving copies of one of the most admired pictures, now lost, by Robert Campin, the Tournai painter who is also known as the Master of Flemalle. Of particular reference to his style are the subtle effects of brushwork and illusionism and the manner in which the light illuminates the drapery, hair, and skin of the Virgin and angels. During the 15th century, several famous pictures were copied because they were believed to possess miraculous powers. The presentation of the Madonna and angels in an apse is based upon a medieval metaphor of the Church as the image of heaven.

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