Madonna in the Vine Arbour

Madonna in the Vine Arbour is a circa 1541–1543, unsigned painting by Hans Baldung. It is on display in the Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame. Its inventory number is MBA 536 ("MBA" stands for Musée des Beaux-Arts).[2]

Madonna in the Vine Arbour
German: Maria in der Weinlaube, French: Vierge à la treille
ArtistHans Baldung
Yearcirca 1541–1543
Mediumoil painting on panel (lime)
MovementNorthern Renaissance
Mannerism
Christian art
SubjectMadonna surrounded by angels in a vine arbour
Dimensions59 cm × 44 cm (23 in × 17 in)[1]
LocationMusée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame, Strasbourg
Accession1890s

It is the last of Baldung's depictions of the Virgin and Child and displays characteristic features of the painter's own brand of mannerism, such as strong contrasts between pale skins and dark backgrounds, and the combination of natural gestures and artificial poses.[3][1] The painting may have been commissioned by a Protestant patron, which would account for the modesty (both in size and in clothing) of the figure of Mary. By contrast, slightly earlier Baldung works of the same type (such as the Nuremberg version, or the Berlin version) had depicted Mary as a dominant, sensuous semi-nude.[4]

References
  1. Broucke, Camille (December 2013). Musée de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame. Arts du Moyen-Âge et de la Renaissance. Strasbourg: Éditions des Musées de Strasbourg. p. 182. ISBN 9782351251058.
  2. Dupeux, Cécile (December 1999). Strasbourg - Musée de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame. Paris: Éditions Scala. pp. 86–87. ISBN 2-86656-223-2.
  3. Rieger, Théodore (2014). "Hans Baldung Grien en Alsace" (PDF). Canopé - Académie de Strasbourg. p. 27. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  4. Weber am Bach, Sibylle (2019). Hans Baldung Grien heilig | unheilig. Deutscher Kunstverlag. pp. 450–451. ISBN 978-3-422-97981-9.
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