Virgin and Child with musical Cherubs, by the St. Bartholomew Master c.AD 1495
The Virgin prepares to suckle the naked child Christ, to the accompaniment of a group of winged Cherubs playing various musical instruments and a choir in the background.
Instruments include a portable organ, viol, finger bells, a recorder, harp, lute - and a Cherub sprinkling flowers. The symbolism of the flowers in the painting is a specialist subject.
'The Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece' was a leading painter in Cologne, known for an altarpiece which is now in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Oil paint on wood.
The National Gallery, London UK
Virgin and Child with musical Cherubs, by the St. Bartholomew Master c.AD 1495
The Virgin prepares to suckle the naked child Christ, to the accompaniment of a group of winged Cherubs playing various musical instruments and a choir in the background.
Instruments include a portable organ, viol, finger bells, a recorder, harp, lute - and a Cherub sprinkling flowers. The symbolism of the flowers in the painting is a specialist subject.
'The Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece' was a leading painter in Cologne, known for an altarpiece which is now in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Oil paint on wood.
The National Gallery, London UK