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ÉCOLE FLAMANDE DE LA FIN DU XVIe SIÈCLE, SUIVEUR DE BERNARD VAN ORLEY
Virgo lactans entourée d'anges lisant et jouant de la musique
huile sur panneau
85,4 x 63,2 cm. (3358 x 2478 in.)
Provenance
Collection particulière, France.
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FLEMISH SCHOOL END 16TH CENTURY, FOLLOWER OF BERNARD VAN ORLEY, VIRGO LACTANS SURROUNDED BY ANGELS READING AND PLAYING MUSIC, OIL ON PANEL

Our painting shows an ancient theme of Christian iconography, the Virgin of Milk (Virgo lactans in its Latin name), which was very popular in the Southern Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Virgin Mary is depicted suckling the Child Jesus, surrounded by angels reading and playing music. Various versions of this iconography by followers of Robert Campin (circa 1378-1444) are known (M. J. Friedländer, Early Netherlandish Painting. Rogier van der Weyden and the Master of Flémalle, II, New York-Washington, 1967, p. 74). A century later, Bernard van Orley (1487/1491-1541) was inspired by the Master of Flémalle for various versions of the Virgo lactans, the most emblematic being at the Prado Museum in Madrid (inv. no. P001920).
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Notre tableau reprend un thème ancien de l’iconographie chrétienne, la Vierge du lait (Virgo lactans sous son appellation latine), qui connut une importante popularité dans les Pays-Bas méridionaux aux XVe et XVIe siècles. La Vierge Marie est représentée allaitant l’Enfant Jésus, entourée d’anges lisant et jouant de la musique. Nous connaissons différentes versions de cette iconographie par des suiveurs de Robert Campin (vers 1378-1444) (M. J. Friedländer, Early Netherlandish Painting. Rogier van der Weyden and the Master of Flémalle, II, New York-Washington, 1967, p. 74). Un siècle plus tard, Bernard van Orley (1487/1491-1541) s’inspirera du maître pour peindre différentes versions de la Virgo lactans, la plus emblématique étant conservée au musée du Prado à Madrid (no. inv. P001920).

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