Biddende Maria

Painting by Quentin Matsys

Biddende Maria

Artist| Quentin Massys
Year| ca. 1500[1]
Medium| Oil on panel
Dimensions| 40.9 cm × 30.6 cm (16.1 in × 12 in)
Location| Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp

The Biddende Maria (Mary in Prayer or Virgin at prayer) is an oil-on-panel painting by the Flemish Renaissance artist Quentin Matsys. The painting was produced in the first decade of the 16th century, probably in 1500.[1] The painting is currently housed at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp. The panel is the interior of the left wing of a diptych[1][2] with the painting on the other side being a Salvator Mundi.[3]

Diptych with Virgin at Prayer and Salvador Mundi

## Painting[edit]

The painting depicts Mary at prayer.[1] Her head is covered with a gauze veil upon which rests a crown. The painting's delicate rendering and soft hues create a sweetness that is tempered by the figure's stately and austere bearing.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Virgin at prayer, ca. 1500". RKD. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
2. ^ Jeltje Dijkstra; Paul P. W. M. Dirkse; Anneloes E. A. M. Smits (1982). De schilderijen van Museum Catharijneconvent. Waanders. pp. 161–163. ISBN 978-0-598-07700-4.
3. ^ Aartsbisschoppelijk Mus. (1971). 16 sept. tot en met 14 nov. 1971, Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum, Utrecht. Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum. p. 6.
4. ^ Max Rooses; Jan Baptist P. Michiels (1879). History of the Antwerp painting school. Cough. pp. 88–90.

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Quentin Matsys

Paintings|

* Biddende Maria (c. 1500)
* Madonna and Child with Angels (c. 1509)
* Lamentation of Christ (1511)
* The Ugly Duchess (c. 1513)
* The Money Changer and His Wife (1514)
* Virgin and Child with Saints Barbara and Catherine (c. 1515–1525)
* Ill-Matched Lovers (c. 1520–1525)
* Madonna and Child Kissing (c. 1520–1525)

Altarpieces|

* Joiners' Guild Altarpiece (c. 1511)

Related|

* Ill-Matched Marriage (c. 1525–1530) (work by a follower)
* Quentin Metsys the Younger (grandson)

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