van der Weyden, Goswijn (possibly) - The Fifteen Mysteries and the Virgin of the Rosary
Depicted in the miniature altarpiece are the fifteen mysteries associated with the Virgin's life: five joyful, five sorrowful and five glorious. The scene at the base seems related to a popular legen of a miracle that saved a man from his captors: the Christ Child unfurls a rosary of white and red roses made from blossoms that issue from the man's mouth each time he recites a Hail Mary. The picture includes a topographical view of the park and Coudenberg Palace of the dukes of Brabant in Brussels and must have been commissioned for a member of the Habsburg court, possibly the lords of Ravensteyn. The artist proposed as the possible author was Rogier van der Weyden's grandson.
van der Weyden, Goswijn (possibly) - The Fifteen Mysteries and the Virgin of the Rosary
Depicted in the miniature altarpiece are the fifteen mysteries associated with the Virgin's life: five joyful, five sorrowful and five glorious. The scene at the base seems related to a popular legen of a miracle that saved a man from his captors: the Christ Child unfurls a rosary of white and red roses made from blossoms that issue from the man's mouth each time he recites a Hail Mary. The picture includes a topographical view of the park and Coudenberg Palace of the dukes of Brabant in Brussels and must have been commissioned for a member of the Habsburg court, possibly the lords of Ravensteyn. The artist proposed as the possible author was Rogier van der Weyden's grandson.