Master of the Female Half-Lengths, (active in Antwerp first half of the 16th Century)
The Virgin and Child in a landscape
Oil on panel
39.6 x 28.5 cm
Private collection
The Madonna and Child or The Virgin and
Child is often the name of a work
of art which shows the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus. The word Madonna means
"My Lady" in Italian. Artworks of the Christ Child and his mother
Mary are part of the Roman Catholic tradition in many parts of the world
including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, South America and the Philippines.
Paintings known as icons are also an important tradition of the Orthodox Church
and often show the Mary and the Christ Child. They are found particularly in
Eastern Europe, Russia, Egypt, the Middle East and India. More on The Madonna and Child
The Master of the Female Half-Lengths was
a painter, or likely a group of painters of a workshop, active in the sixteenth
century. The name was given in the 19th century to identify the maker or makers
of a body of work consisting of 67 paintings to which since 40 more have been
added.
The works
were apparently the product of a large workshop that specialized in small-scale
panels depicting aristocratic young ladies at half-length. The ladies are
engaging in various activities such as reading, writing, or playing musical
instruments and are typically placed in a wood-panelled interior or against a
neutral background. Some of the women are represented with an ointment jar, the
attribute of Mary Magdalene. To the Master are also attributed a few paintings
of mythological subjects and copies of standardized compositions such as the
Crucifixion, the Deposition, the Virgin of Sorrows, St Jerome and Lucretia.
There is no agreement on the Master’s identity and the
place and period of his activity. Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Mechelen and the
French court have been proposed for the location of his workshop. Estimates for
his period of activity vary from the early to the late 16th century. More
on The Master of the Female Half-Lengths
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