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Devotion to Mary was an important part of a great flowering of private religious activity in the fifteenth century: as a human mother she was seen as more approachable than Christ or God the Father. Small devotional panels like this were used for private prayer and meditation.
This painting’s condition makes it difficult to judge accurately its relationship to Dirk Bouts. The drawing is good and the draperies and patterned textile are very similar to those in pictures attributed to Bouts himself. It was probably made in his workshop.
Title
The Virgin and Child
Date
about 1465
Medium
Oil with egg tempera on oak
Measurements
H 20.2 x W 14.3 cm
Accession number
NG708
Acquisition method
Presented by Queen Victoria at the Prince Consort's wish, 1863
Work type
Painting
