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Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus

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Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus
ArtistUnknown (The Master of 1456)
Year1450s
Dimensions95 cm × 62 cm (37 in × 24 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus is a 1450s[1] painting by an unknown artist referred to as the “Master of 1456”.[2]: 309,  312 [3] It is held by the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.[1]

Hortus Conclusus is Latin for “enclosed garden”, a motif of biblical origin where the Virgin Mary herself is represented as a garden.[2]: 303 

References

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  1. ^ a b "Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus by MASTER of 1456". www.wga.hu. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Larson, Victoria (2013). "A Rose Blooms in the Winter: The Tradition of the Hortus Conclusus and its Significance as a Devotional Emblem". Dialog. 52 (4). Wiley–Blackwell: 303–312. doi:10.1111/dial.12066. ISSN 0012-2033. OCLC 5497226523.
  3. ^ Madonna on a Crescent Moon in Hortus Conclusus by Unknown Master, German. Web Gallery of Art.